Chrysoperla externa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) and Utetheisa ornatrix (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on organically grown Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) Chrysoperla externa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) e Utetheisa ornatrix (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) sobre Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) cultivada organicamente

Chrysoperla externa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) larvae can avoid foraging on plants of Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) after the issuance of floral buds, when the prey of Utetheisa ornatrix (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) incorporate toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids from this plant. This reduces the predation and...

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Main Authors: M.A. Costa, W.S. Tavares, A.I.A. Pereira, I. Cruz, J.E. Serrão, J.C. Zanuncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira da Ciência das Plantas Daninhas 2012-09-01
Series:Planta Daninha
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582012000300001