Observations on Lepidopteran Leaf-Shelters as Molting Refuges for the Stink Bug Elasmucha Putoni (Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae)
When molting to the adult, the acanthosomatid bug Elasmucha putoni form aggregations on the wild mulberry Morus bombycis. The 5th-instar nymphs and/or newly molted adults were found more often in leaves rolled, folded, or tied by tortricid larvae than on unmodified leaves. Bugs probably seek prote...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1994-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/12083 |
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