Damage caused by Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae) on Pinus pinea L. cones varies with feeding season
Laura Ponce‐Herrero,
Ana Ponce Díaz,
Valentín Pando Fernández
et al.
Abstract:The commercialization of pine nuts generates major economic benefits for the Mediterranean basin. This has been reduced due to an increase in cone and seed damage associated with the spread of the western conifer seed bug (WCSB) throughout the Mediterranean region and the Dry Cone Syndrome appearing on pine cones. Studies on several conifer species have associated cone and seed damage with WCSB feeding.
To relate cone and seed damage of stone pine to WCSB feeding, one exposure and exclusion trial of cones to t… Show more
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