First Study of Host-Plant Preferences of Sinopla perpunctatus (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae), a Stink Bug from the Andean-Patagonic Forest

• Main Authors: Pietrantuono, A. L., Fernández-Arhex, V., Bruzzone, O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Florida Entomological Society 2014
• Subjects: Acanthosomatidae; host-plant preferences; green stink bug; motivation; Nothofagaceae; volcanic ash; Argentina; Consecuencia; Ceniza; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/83185

Host plants of phytophagous insects are not equally attractive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the host-plant behavior of Sinopla perpunctatus Signoret (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae) and determine which parameters influence the insect’s motivation. Sinopla perpunctatus is a green stink bug pre...