| nosema leptocoridis sp, n., microporidian parasite of leptocoris trivittatus (say) (hemiptera). | | 1966 | 4957249 |
| phenology of semiochemical-mediated host foraging by the western boxelder bug, boisea rubrolineata, an aposematic seed predator. | the western boxelder bug (beb), boisea rubrolineata (heteroptera: rhopalidae), is a specialist herbivore of boxelder trees, acer negundo. we tested the hypothesis that bebs use semiochemicals to locate host trees. headspace volatiles from trees bearing staminate inflorescences ("staminate trees") and from trees bearing pistillate inflorescences ("pistillate trees") were collected throughout the season and bioassayed in y-tube olfactometer experiments. headspace extracts of early-season, pollen-b ... | 2009 | 19123035 |
| monoterpene hydrocarbons may serve as antipredation defensive compounds in boisea trivittata, the boxelder bug. | boxelder bugs, boisea trivittata, are deterred from predation by green anoles (anolis carolinensis). hydrodistillation and gc-ms analysis reveals b. trivittata to contain the volatile monoterpene hydrocarbons beta-pinene (83.9%), limonene (14.7%), myrcene (0.8%), and (e)-beta-ocimene (0.6%). the presence of these antifeedant volatile chemicals may serve to provide some protection of boxelder bugs from predation. | 2009 | 19475983 |
| boxelder bug nymphs feeding on dead honeybees. | | 1947 | 18858116 |