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A novel method for quantifying insect damage to plant storage organs

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: A novel volumetric injection method was developed for measuring damage to air potato tubers, Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae), by neonate Lilioceris egena larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). This technique fills a methodological void for ecologists needing to quantify insect damage to above- and belowground plant storage organs.

Source: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

DOI: 10.1111/eea.12862

Authors: Forrest Allen Dray, Scott L. Goldstein

Institutions: Agricultural Research Service, Invasive Plant Research Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,500