… The objective of this study is to determine whether pollen beetles show differential oviposition
and feeding on potential host plants. Pollen beetles were free to move between host plants …

… aeneus of the new generation was the only species of pollen beetle in existence. The
insect was found in large numbers in the few remaining flowers of spring rape, and also in the …

… We found no consistent effect of host plant on risk for pollen beetle parasitization by P.
morionellus in this study. Therefore the outcome of the interaction between a less preferred …

… can be an important factor in explaining host-plant usage patterns. The ex… species of
plants by the pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus Fab. (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). The pollen beetle …

… laid on two host-plant species of high and low acceptability and suitability was examined.
Whether or not individual females adjust egg size in response to host-plant species was tested …

… establish whether two host plants with high and low suitability for pollen beetles (Meligethes …
any influence of the host plant species. Survival and weights of pollen beetles from S. alba …

… behaviour of the dominant species of pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus, as a basis for further
studies on the role of plant chemistry for its oviposition. Pollen beetles overwinter as adults …

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

… Brassicogethes coracinus species group (highly specialized pollen beetles associated with
… the pattern of evolution of their larval/host-plant associations. Evidence from mtDNA data (…

… in addition to masking host plant attraction, the response of the beetles to the odour alone
was … to the pollen beetles (Experiments 3–5), which indicates that non-host volatiles can repel …