Olfactory cues are subordinate to visual stimuli in a neotropical generalist weevil.

The tropical root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus is a major pest of multiple crops in the Caribbean Islands and has become a serious constraint to citrus production in the United States. Recent work has identified host and conspecific volatiles that mediate host- and mate-finding by D. abbreviatus. Th...

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Main Authors: Fernando Otálora-Luna, Stephen L Lapointe, Joseph C Dickens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3547024?pdf=render