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Morphological and chemical plant traits associated with feeding non-preference to adult of Diabrotica speciosa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in soybean genotypes.
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Dec 2022
Boiça Júnior Arlindo Leal, Costa Eduardo Neves, de Souza Bruno Henrique Sardinha, Forim Moacir Rossi, Perlatti Bruno, da Cruz Mara Cristina Pessôa
Abstract excerpt
Diabrotica speciosa is an important pest of several crops in South America, including soybeans. Adults cause severe defoliation in soybean plants, and damage is significant when cotyledons are attacked. This study evaluated feeding non-preference to D. speciosa adults using 10 soybean genotypes, testing (i) 15-day-old whole plants and (ii) leaf disks of 60-day-old plants, through assessments of soybean...
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