Host Plant and Leaf-Age Preference of Luprops tristis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae: Lupropini): A Home Invading Nuisance Pest in Rubber Plantation Belts
Massive seasonal invasion by the litter-dwelling beetle Luprops tristis, into residential buildings prior to monsoon rains, and their prolonged state of dormancy render them a very serious nuisance pest in rubber plantations in the Western Ghats in southern India. Feeding preferences of L. tristis t...
Main Authors: | Sabu K. Thomas, Mohandas Greeshma, P. Aswathi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/232735 |
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