Effects of the light environment on oviposition preference and survival of a leaf-mining moth, Cameraria hamadryadella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), on Quercus alba L.

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-184

  Connor, Edward F ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Herbivory; Insects; Larval performance; Leaf miners; Natural enemy attack; Oviposition preference; Phytophagous; Shade; Sun

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FOLIAGE; FOLIATION; HERBIVORY; INSECT; LARVA; LIGHT EFFECT; MORTALITY RISK; MOTH; OVIPOSITION; PHYLLOSPHERE; SANITATION; SAPLING;

AGROMYZIDAE; CAMERARIA HAMADRYADELLA; FAGACEAE; GRACILLARIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 33645873856     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2006.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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