reviewPLANT PHYSIOLOGYMar 1, 2008BRONZE OA

Avoiding Effective Defenses: Strategies Employed by Phloem-Feeding Insects

LLLinda L. Walling

University of California, Riverside · Plant (United States)

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Abstract

Phytophages breach the integrity of plant tissues to recover nutrients from foliage, seeds, pollen, nectar, roots, or shoots. While many herbivores cause extensive damage, phloem-feeding insects, such as aphids and whiteflies, cause modest to barely perceptible damage, respectively. Phloem-feeding

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  • Phloem
  • Biology
  • Herbivore
  • Nectar
  • Nutrient
  • Botany
  • Pollen
  • Plant defense against herbivory
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