The role of selected plant metabolites in host plant choice by caterpillars of Acrobasis advenella (Zincken, 1818) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)

Acrobasis advenella is an oligophagous species feeding on plants of the Rosaceae family. The differences in concentrations of host plant quality components, above all primary metabolites and the presence or absence of secondary metabolites, directly affects herbivore growth and development. The obje...

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Main Authors: Górska-Drabik Edyta, Magierowicz Klaudia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-03-01
Series:Polish Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pjen-2017-0006