Colour vision of the citrus psylla Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Homoptera: Psyllidae) in relation to alightment colour preferences

The colour vision of adult citrus psylla, Trioza erytreae, was investigated in the laboratory using the behavioural parameters: alightment and walking. Light green flushing leaves (under which the nymphs develop) were significantly preferred, visually, to dark green mature leaves for alightment. Dif...

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Main Author: Urban, Alan Joseph
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 1977
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013286