Damaging Effect of Gall-Forming Insects (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Castanopsis hystrix in China
Damaging Effect of Gall-Forming Insects (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Castanopsis hystrix in China
Xia Lin Zheng1, Zhen Hua Xian1, Zhen De Yang2, Xiu Hao Yang3 and Wen Lu1,*
Fig. 1.
Gall from 1st to 4th developmental stages (A-D) induced by the Jaapiella sp. on C. hystrix leaves and the morphological characteristic of the gall midge larvae (E).
Fig. 2.
Formation of galls induced by the Contarinia sp. on C. hystrix stem and leafstalk, and the morphological characteristics of gall midge larvae.
Fig. 3.
Damage ratio of Jaapiella sp. (A) and Contarinia sp. (B) on C. hystrix. Error bars indicate SE. The same letter indicates no significant difference among different treatments (Tukey’s test, P < 0.05).
October 2018
Vol. 50, Iss. 5, Pages 1601-1998
