Hylobius pales 3 claims

Claim · model-written summary

Fractionation reduced the feeding stimulant activity of loblolly pine phloem lipids.

Taxon

Hylobius palesHylobius palese0

Treatment

fractionation procedurese1

Interactor

loblolly pinePinus taedae0host

Outcome

feeding stimulant activitye0

Direction

reducede1

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“loblolly pine phloem, particularly the neutral lipids, were fractionated and bioassayed for feeding stimulant activity with the pales weevil, Hylobius pales (Herbst).”

e1

“Activity was evidently reduced by the fractionation procedures.”

Claim · model-written summary

The fraction principally containing β-sitosterol elicited significant weevil feeding.

Taxon

Hylobius palesHylobius palese1

Treatment

fraction whose principal constituent was β-sitosterole2

Interactor

loblolly pinePinus taedae0host

Outcome

feedinge2

Verbatim

e0

“loblolly pine phloem”

e1

“the pales weevil, Hylobius pales (Herbst)”

e2

“Significant feeding occurred in response to the fraction whose principal constituent was β-sitosterol.”

Claim · model-written summary

Substances occurring with sterols may contribute to inducing weevil feeding.

Taxon

Hylobius palesHylobius palese1

Interactor

loblolly pinePinus taedae0host

Compound

sterolse2

Outcome

feedinge2

Verbatim

e0

“loblolly pine phloem”

e1

“the pales weevil, Hylobius pales (Herbst)”

e2

“substances occurring with the sterols may play a part in inducing feeding”