Life History of Bedellia somnulentella (Lepidoptera: Bedelliidae) Feeding on Ipomoea batatas (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) Leaves and Survey of Parasitoids in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab078
Abstract: Abstract The microlepidoptera, Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller), is an important pest of sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Damage by B. somnulentella occurs in the larval stage and when consuming the foliar mesophyll of I. batatas make… read more here.
Keywords: life history; somnulentella; bedellia somnulentella; leaves survey ... See more keywords
First Record of the Sweet Potato Pest Bedellia somnulentella (Lepidoptera: Bedelliidae) in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1653/024.101.0224
Abstract: Summary Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Bedelliidae) is a specialist Convolvulaceae pest. Its larvae damage host plants by mining young and mature leaves. This is the first report of B. somnulentella in the Brazilian territory. This… read more here.
Keywords: sweet potato; somnulentella; bedellia somnulentella; brazil ... See more keywords