Developmental biology and demographic parameters of antestia bug #Antestiopsis thunbergii# (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on #Coffea arabica# (Rubiaceae) at different constant temperatures

Ahmed A.G., Murungi L.K., Babin R.
2016

The antestia bug Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin 1790) is a major coffee pest in East Africa. Nymphs and adults feed on all vegetative and fruiting parts of the coffee tree leading to yield reduction and poor quality of coffee beans. Our study aimed to characterize the developmental biology and provide life table parameters for A. thunbergii reared in the laboratory. The biology of A. thunbergii ...

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