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Effect of Mite Infestation on the Anti-Predator Defenses of an Insect

Psyche (New York) (1990) 97(1-2) 31-41
DOI: 10.1155/1990/70973
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A natural erythraeid mite infestation (Caeculisoma sp.) of a flatid homopteran (Ormenaria rufifascia) is described. Infested Ormenaria nymphs produce less defensive wax and are less prone to leap away when molested, effects that doubtless increase their vulnerability to predation. © 1990, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Lamunyon, C., & Eisner, T. (1990). Effect of Mite Infestation on the Anti-Predator Defenses of an Insect. Psyche (New York), 97(1–2), 31–41. https://doi.org/10.1155/1990/70973

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