Fitness consequences of selecting young leaves for oviposition in the Hessian fly

dc.contributor.author	Ganehiarachchi G.A.S.M.
dc.contributor.author	Harris, M.O.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-29T08:54:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-29T08:54:48Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.identifier.citation	Ganehiarachchi, G.A.S.M and Harris, M.O (2003) Fitness consequences of selecting young leaves for oviposition in the Hessian fly. 51st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Cincinnati, Ohio.	en_US
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dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/7214
dc.description.abstract	As well selecting particular genotypes for oviposition, female Hessian flies select particular sites within an individual host plant. The youngest leaves of the wheat plant typically receive the greatest numbers of eggs. We quantified the preference of the ovipositing female for the younger leaves and then studied the consequences of this preference for the feeding stages of the Hessian fly. The survival and growth of larva that eclosed from the egg on young versus old leaves was compared across different larval densities. Species 1: Diptera Cecidomyiidae Mayetiola destructor (Hessian fly)	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Entomological Society of America, Cincinnati, Ohio.	en_US
dc.subject	survival, growth	en_US
dc.title	Fitness consequences of selecting young leaves for oviposition in the Hessian fly	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US