Curculionid beetles in aborted flower buds and immature fruits of Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae)

 

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Authors: Fernández Otárola, Mauricio, Lobo Segura, Jorge Arturo, Chacón Madrigal, Eduardo, Quesada Avendaño, Mauricio
Format: artículo original
Publication Date:2008
Description:We determined the incidence of curculionid beetles of the genus Lonchophorus on aborted and not aborted flower buds and developing fruits of the tree Ceiba pentandra in southeastern Costa Rica. Beetle larvae were found in reproductive parts of all trees sampled trees. The frequency of beetle larvae was greater in aborted buds and immature fruits. A positive correlation between larvae development and flower bud development indicates that female oviposition occurred in an early flower developmental stage and time until bud abortion is variable. Weevil herbivory could be considered as one of the main factors that cause flower bud and fruit abortion in C. pentandra
Country:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Language:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/87746
Online Access:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11258-007-9272-2
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/87746
Keyword:Anthonominae
COSTA RICA
Flower abortion
Fruit abortion
Lonchophorus
Reproductive success
FRUIT
BIOLOGY