May predator body-size hamper furtive predation strategy by aphidophagous insects?

Autor: Roberto Meseguer, Alexandre Levi-Mourao, Marc Fournier, Xavier Pons, Eric Lucas

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0256991 (2021)

Furtive predation is an uncommon predation strategy within aphidophagous insects, as it can be constrained by several factors. So far, the few reported furtive predators are characterized by their small body-size, vermiform shape, and slow movement.

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Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Embryonic Development of Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Col.: Curculionidae)

Autor: Alexandre Levi-Mourao, Filipe Madeira, Roberto Meseguer, Addy García, Xavier Pons

Publikováno v: Insects, Vol 12, Iss 3, p 250 (2021)

The combined effect of the temperature and relative humidity on the survival and development time of the eggs of Spanish populations of the weevil Hypera postica, a key pest of alfalfa around the world, was evaluated under laboratory conditions. The

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Molecular and morphological identification of the alfalfa weevil larval parasitoids Bathyplectes anura and Bathyplectes curculionis to estimate the rate of parasitism

Autor: Alexandre Levi-Mourao, Pilar Muñoz, Pedro Cerda-Bennasser, Roberto Meseguer, Xavier Pons

Publikováno v: Repositorio Abierto de la UdL
Universitad de Lleida

The alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica Gyllenhal, Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a major pest of alfalfa crops. Chemical control measures are inefficient, but the larvae are often infested by parasitoid wasps of the genus Bathyplectes Forster (Hymenoptera

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http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/83195

Parasitism of the alfalfa weevil Hypera postica Gyllenhal by Bathyplectes sp. in Spain

Autor: Alexandre Levi-Mourao, Roberto Meseguer, Xavier Pons

Publikováno v: Proceedings of The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology.

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https://doi.org/10.3390/iece-10505

Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Embryonic Development of Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Col.: Curculionidae)

Autor: Addy García, Roberto Meseguer, Xavier Pons, Alexandre Levi-Mourao, Filipe Madeira

Publikováno v: Insects
Volume 12
Issue 3
Repositorio Abierto de la UdL
Universitad de Lleida
Recercat: Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Insects, Vol 12, Iss 250, p 250 (2021)

Simple Summary The alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica, is a destructive pest around the world and has become, in recent years, the most important pest of alfalfa in Spain. The damage from these weevils reduces the alfalfa forage yield and quality. The fa

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8001389