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Crucifer-feeding Chrysomelidae: Mechanisms of host plant finding and acceptance

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Biology of Chrysomelidae

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A number of insects have specialized in feeding on the plant family Cruciferae (Brassicaceae). During the evolution of this specialization, insects have become closely adapted to both physical and chemical characters of their host plants. In Lepidoptera and Diptera, only the larvae have become crucifer specialists. In crucifer-feeding Chrysomelidae (and Curculionidae), larvae and adults usually feed from living tissues of the same plants. Adults are mainly leaf feeders, but they may attack buds and flowers as well. Larvae may be root feeders, stem miners, leaf miners or external leaf feeders. Adult feeding and oviposition behaviour as well as larval feeding behaviour has to be adapted to the utilization of the same host plants.

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Nielsen, J.K. (1988). Crucifer-feeding Chrysomelidae: Mechanisms of host plant finding and acceptance. In: Jolivet, P., Petitpierre, E., Hsiao, T.H. (eds) Biology of Chrysomelidae. Series Entomologica, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3105-3_2

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