Extraordinary Adaptive Plasticity of Colorado Potato Beetle: “Ten-Striped Spearman” in the Era of Biotechnological Warfare

Extraordinary Adaptive Plasticity of Colorado Potato Beetle: “Ten-Striped Spearman” in the Era of Biotechnological Warfare

Expanding from remote areas of Mexico to a worldwide scale, the ten-striped insect, the Colorado potato beetle (CPB, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say), has risen from being an innocuous beetle to a prominent global pest. A diverse life cycle, phenotypic plasticity, adaptation to adverse conditions, and...

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Main Authors: Aleksandar Cingel, Jelena Savić, Jelica Lazarević, Tatjana Ćosić, Martin Raspor, Ann Smigocki, Slavica Ninković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Colorado potato beetle
plant-insect co-evolution
biological control
transgenic potato
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/9/1538

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