Evidence for Use of Alliaria petiolata in North America by the European Cabbage White Butterfly, Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae L., an invasive crop pest, may have recently begun using Alliaria petiolata Bieb. (Cavara & Grande), a European invasive biennial. We investigated how P. rapae uses forest habitats for nectar and oviposition and examined larval performance on A. petiolata in the field and laboratory...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9671506 |