Ecological factors associated with pest status in Callosobruchus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): High host specificity of non-pests to Cajaninae (Fabaceae)

• Main Authors: Tuda M., Chou L.-Y., Niyomdham C., Buranapanichpan S., Tateishi Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4644303173&partnerID=40&md5=26899053096e3157b579d004a84bddff; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/266
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Larval host plants of six Callosobruchus species (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), including pest species, were discovered by collecting the seeds of wild (or inedible) and cultivated edible legumes in the field in Taiwan, Thailand, continental China, Myanmar, Nepal and the Philippines. A close relationship...