… In an earlier study pollen beetles, Meligethes aeneus (F.) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), … quality
hosts. In this study we monitored the daily oviposition rate of female pollen beetles on hosts …

… low-quality hosts would receive larger eggs than high-quality hosts. Previously, egg production
rate was shown to be reduced when pollen beetles are exposed to low-quality hosts and …

… uncertain to screen different cultivars for resistance to pollen beetles in the field. My own and
… , and degree of natural infestation with pollen beetles have not been successful. Special …

… These host-quality components may have driven the oviposition specificity of the pollen
beetle on cruciferous plants. Further experiments testing larval development on a wider range of …

… , pollen beetle clutch size does not change with age. The maternal host species for beetles
used … Therefore age and maternal host plant should not confound the results of this study. The …

… Our results demonstrate that the pollen beetle reduces egg production not only when
deprived of oviposition sites but also when confronted by inferior host plants. In terms of the appli…

… In this study the oviposition behavior of the pollen beetle Meligethes … pollen beetle is a
specialist for oviposition, important variations in secondary metabolites that are typical of its host …

… Dissected pollen beetle larvae were categorized as parasitized only if D. capito … host larvae
has dropped to the soil we judged it unlikely that eggs found in second-instar pollen beetle …

… species of pollen beetle, Meligethes … Pollen beetles overwinter as adults in wooded grounds
rich in humus. In the spring the beetles leave their overwintering sites and search for pollen …

… In the present study conducted on a high-quality host, we clearly confirm that variation of
total glucosinolate content (maximum–minimum ratio: 9.0), as well as variation in individual …