date:Aug 08, 2019
ii Matsumura) have a special ovipositor (a tube through which a female insect deposits eggs) with a saw-like end that allows them to cut into soft fruits and insert their eggs. The larvae and adults feed on the fruits, causing billions of dollars in damage across Asia, North and South America, and Europe.
They will lay eggs and successfully develop on less preferred resources and not the typical fruit that we think they prefer, said Greg Loeb, professor of entomology at Cornell AgriTech and a c