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Oviposition responses by hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor, to wheats varying in surfaces waxes.
Journal of chemical ecology - 1 Jan 2002
Cervantes Daniel E, Eigenbrode Sanford D, Ding H J, Bosque-Pérez Nilsa A
Abstract excerpt
Leaf waxes are known to contain oviposition stimulants for Hessian fly. In dual-choice tests comparing seedlings of each of three nonglaucous lines of wheat with its corresponding glaucous line, Hessian flies laid similar numbers of eggs on each genotype. However, when plants from these genotypes were tested at the flag-leaf stage. Hessian flies deposited 25-100% more eggs on the nonglaucous genotype compared to...
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