Electronically monitored feeding behaviour of <i>Myzus persicae</i> on four different host plants

Ectoparasitic feeding behaviour of the root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus penetrans, on root hairs of different host plants

The feeding behaviour of Pratylenchus penetrans on root hairs was observed using video-enhanced contrast microscopy. The behayiouk could be separated into phases of probing, ce11 penetration by the stylet, salivation and food ingestion for brief and extended ,periods. &ter cell penetration, a small “ salivation zone ” was formed around the stylet tip. No feeding tubes were observed. The root ha...

Feeding Experience of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Affects Their Performance on Different Host Plants

The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci biotype B is extremely polyphagous with >600 species of host plants. We hypothesized that previous experience of the whitefly on a given host plant affects their host selection and performance on the plants without previous experience. We investigated the host selection for feeding and oviposition of adults and development and survival of immatures of th...

ARTHROPOD BIOLOGY Feeding and Life History of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Different Host Plants

Consumption rates, development times, and life table parameters of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), were determined on Þve host plants: cabbage, Brassica oleracea capitata L; cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L.; bell pepper, Capsicum annuum L.; pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus L.; and sunßower, Helianthus annuus L. Mean total leaf weight consumed by larvae was highest in cabbage (2.7 g) ...

Evaluation of feeding response,age specific survival and longevity of poplar leafbeetle chrysomela populi (coleoptera chrysomelidae) on five host plants

Biology of Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psyllidae) on four host plants.

The biology of the citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama was studied at 25 degrees C on four commonly grown citrus and related plants [rough lemon, Citrus jambhiri Lush; sour orange, C aurantium L.; grapefruit, C. paradisi Macfadyen; and orange jessamine, Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack] in the laboratory. The biological characteristics of each life stage are described. The average egg incubati...