Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Adult Vine Weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to Host Plant Odors
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DOI: 10.1007/s10886-019-01108-x
Abstract: Vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus F. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an economically important pest species in many soft-fruit and ornamental crops. Economic losses arise from damage to the roots, caused by larvae, and to the leaves, caused… read more here.
Keywords: vine weevil; host plant; weevil; behavioral responses ... See more keywords
Attraction of the Larval Parasitoid Spintherus dubius (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to Feces Volatiles from the Adult Apion Weevil Host
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DOI: 10.1007/s10905-017-9605-5
Abstract: The behavioral response of the larval parasitoid Spintherus dubius (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to volatile compounds derived from its Apion weevil hosts was investigated in two-choice bioassays. Odor source candidates were the larval and adult stages of… read more here.
Keywords: weevil; apion; dubius; larval parasitoid ... See more keywords
Identification of the Male-Produced Aggregation Pheromone of the Four-Spotted Coconut Weevil, Diocalandra frumenti.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b04829
Abstract: The four-spotted coconut weevil, Diocalandra frumenti Fabricius (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), is a small weevil found attacking economically important palm species, such as coconut, date, oil, and Canary palms. Given the scarcity of detection and management tools… read more here.
Keywords: weevil; diocalandra frumenti; coconut weevil; spotted coconut ... See more keywords
Plant-Mediated Behavioural Avoidance of a Weevil Towards Its Biological Control Agent
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.923237
Abstract: New Zealand pastures largely comprising Lolium ryegrass species (Poales: Poaceae) are worth $19.6B and are subject to major pest impacts. A very severe pest is the Argentine stem weevil Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). This… read more here.
Keywords: biological control; parasitism; avoidance; weevil ... See more keywords
Hypocrealean Fungi Associated with Hylobius abietis in Slovakia, Their Virulence against Weevil Adults and Effect on Feeding Damage in Laboratory
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DOI: 10.3390/f10080634
Abstract: In temperate regions of Europe, the large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, is a major pest of coniferous forests mostly at sites where clear-felling is followed by planting of saplings. Control measures against this pest are… read more here.
Keywords: conidia; feeding damage; virulence; weevil ... See more keywords
Volatile Organic Compounds from Entomopathogenic and Nematophagous Fungi, Repel Banana Black Weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus)
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DOI: 10.3390/insects11080509
Abstract: Simple Summary Banana cultivation is crucial in all the tropical countries of the world. Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) is a coleoptera whose larvae feed on the corm of the plant making tunnels on the inside.… read more here.
Keywords: cosmopolites sordidus; weevil; banana; weevil cosmopolites ... See more keywords
The first record of Greek endemic weevil Hypera (Boreohypera) moczarskii(Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, Curculionidae) in Central Serbia, with elements for species redescription
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DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1611-66
Abstract: * Correspondence: [email protected] Since the weevil fauna has an important role in different terrestrial ecosystems, especially in biodiversity hotspots (such as the Balkan Peninsula), further research into it is of great significance. On the Balkan… read more here.
Keywords: weevil; biology; boreohypera; moczarskii ... See more keywords