Contribution of larvae developing on corn and dry beans to the adult population of western bean cutworm in Michigan
D. C. Bunn, E. Dias de Oliveira, F. Springborn, M. A. Gonzalez-Meler, N. J. Miller
This study uses stable carbon isotope analysis to show that few western bean cutworm adults in Michigan developed on dry beans, indicating corn is the primary larval host.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2020 · PreprintEcology