Abstract
A novel volumetric injection method was developed for measuring damage to air potato tubers, Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae), by neonate Lilioceris egena larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). This technique fills a methodological void for ecologists needing to quantify insect damage to above- and belowground plant storage organs.
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Claim · model-written summary
A volumetric injection method was developed for measuring damage to Dioscorea bulbifera tubers caused by neonate Lilioceris egena larvae.
- Taxon
- Dioscorea bulbifera
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Dioscorea bulbiferae1 - Interactor
- Lilioceris egenaLilioceris egenae1pest
- Outcome
- measuring damage to air potato tuberse1
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e1“A novel volumetric injection method was developed for measuring damage to air potato tubers, Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae), by neonate Lilioceris egena larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)”