Effect of caffeine on shot-hole borer beetle (Xyleborus fornicatus) of tea (Camellia sinensis)

Phytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-41

  Hewavitharanage, Priyadarshine ^a   Karunaratne, Subodhi ^a   Kumar, N Savitri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Camellia sinensis; Fungus; Monacrosporium ambrosium; Oviposition; Polyphenols; Shot hole borer beetle; Tannic acid; Xyleborus fornicatus

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; EGG LAYING; HOST RESISTANCE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; XYLEBORUS FORNICATUS;

EID: 0032901878     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00610-4     Document Type: Article

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