Western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) preference for thrips-damaged leaves over fresh leaves enables uptake of symbiotic gut bacteria

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 779-786

  De Vries, Egbert J ^a   Vos, Rutger A ^b   Jacobs, Gerrit ^a   Breeuwer, Hans A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erwinia species; Feeding preference; Frankliniella occidentalis; Host plant selection; Mutualism; Oviposition preference; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MUTUALISM; OVIPOSITION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; THRIPS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; INSECTA; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 33750307596     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.106     Document Type: Article

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