Claim · model-written summary
Feeding by A. nigripectus nymphs induced cherry-leaf rolling.
- Taxon
- cherrye0
- Treatment
- feeding of A . nigripectus nymphse0
- Interactor
- A . nigripectuse0herbivore
- Outcome
- rolling of the cherry leavese0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“feeding of A . nigripectus nymphs can induce rolling of the cherry leaves”
Title
Gall formation by a spittlebug, Aphelaenus nigripectus (Aphrophoridae: Auchenorrhyncha; Homoptera)
Shinji SUGIURA; Kazuo YAMAZAKI Entomological Science 2003. doi:10.1046/j.1343-8786.2003.00026.x
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Aphelaenus nigripectus nymphs induced leaf-roll galls on cherry trees in late April in Kyoto.
- Observation Nymphs aggregated on leaf ventral surfaces, fed on the abaxial midvein and excreted froth.
- Mechanism Rolled leaves may protect A. nigripectus nymphs from desiccation.
- Observation This is the first record of gall-forming habits among Japanese spittlebugs.