Mode of feeding in coffee green bug, Coccus viridis

The mode of penetration of stylet and the site of feeding have been studied in coffee green bug, Coccus Viridis (Green) (Homoptera, Coccidae). Microscopical studies of the stylet inside the host tissue reveal that penetration in intracellular. In many sections, stylet sheaths were clearly visible. The feeding site was found to be mainly phloem tissue

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Main Authors: 108557 Ramanarayan, E.P., 108509 Ramachandran, M., 119457 Singh, M.B.D.
Format: biblioteca
Published: 1976
Subjects:PLAGAS, INSECTOS, COCCIDIOS, COCCUS, BIOLOGIA DE INSECTOS, ALIMENTACION, COCCUS VIRIDIS,
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