Motivation-based models dominate current theory concerning host plant selection for
oviposition by herbivorous insects. A female searching for a host plant will be more likely to …

In some herbivorous insect species, egg size is larger on low‐quality hosts than on high‐
quality hosts and may be related to the prospect that larger offspring are more likely to …

Gravid female pollen beetles, Meligethes aeneus (F.)(Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), were
exposed at different intervals to oviposition sites that varied in acceptability. The egg load of …

Abstract 1 Egg loads from field collected pollen beetles (Meligethes aeneus Fab.,
Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) were determined by dissecting beetles caught at the beginning and …

The oviposition and feeding preferences of the pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus, were
determined in choice and no‐choice tests in field, semi‐field and greenhouse trials. Plant …

A simple bioassay is described for the response of Meligethes aeneus F.(Coleoptera:
Nitidulidae) to different plants and plant parts. Assays with non‐hibernated beetles showed …

Oviposition behaviour of Meligethes aeneus F.(Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is characterised and
quantified on four different plant species. Six behavioural components are identified: W …

1. Pollen is considered to be an important dietary component for many species of flower‐
feeding herbivores. Its influence on oviposition site selection by the pollen beetle Meligethes …

In sustainable pest management, orientation of insect pests can be manipulated by utilizing
the relative attractiveness of different host plants. Plants attractive for oviposition but not …

We investigate whether egg load (a surrogate for fecundity) drives host specificity in a
herbivorous insect. In many insects, including our study organism (Edith's checkerspot …