Oviposition behaviour and emergence through time of the small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) in a nature reserve in Bedfordshire, UK
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-021-00360-5
Abstract: Abstract Climate change affects butterflies in many ways, influencing the timing of emergence and reproduction, habitat preferences, and behaviour. The small blue (Cupido minimus Fuessley, 1775) is highly specialised in its host plant requirements, feeding… read more here.
Keywords: adult; small blue; abundance; oviposition behaviour ... See more keywords
Egg characteristics and oviposition behaviour of the aquatic insect orders Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera in New Zealand: a review
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DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2018.1443473
Abstract: ABSTRACT The abundance and distribution of aquatic insects may be controlled by factors at any stage of the life cycle. To understand the potential role of factors affecting egg and adult stages and oviposition, basic… read more here.
Keywords: egg characteristics; new zealand; oviposition behaviour; egg ... See more keywords
Oviposition behaviour of Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cryptorrhychinae) on Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (Sapindales: Simaroubaceae)
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DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2017.1387233
Abstract: ABSTRACT Eucryptorrhynchus brandti Harold is a trunk-boring pest of tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle in China, and is being studied in quarantine in the United States as a potential biological control agent against the tree-of-heaven.… read more here.
Keywords: oviposition; ailanthus altissima; oviposition behaviour; altissima mill ... See more keywords
Cut to Disarm Plant Defence: A Unique Oviposition Behaviour in Rhynchites foveipennis (Coleoptera: Attelabidae)
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14020200
Abstract: Simple Summary Female Rhynchites foveipennis damages fruit stems when laying eggs in pears; the consequence of this interesting behaviour is poorly studied. The present study tested the hypothesis that the oviposition behaviour disarms the host… read more here.
Keywords: oviposition; fruit stems; defence; rhynchites foveipennis ... See more keywords