Stink bugs (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) and an unique host plant in the Brazilian subtropics
Stink bugs are seed/fruit sucking insects feeding on an array of host plants. Among them, an exotic tree called privet, Ligustrum lucidum Ait. (Oleaceae), is very common in the urban areas of the Brazilian subtropics, where it is utilized as food source and shelter for over a decem species of bugs,...
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Language: | English |
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Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul
2001-01-01
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Series: | Iheringia: Série Zoologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212001000100003 |