Name - Pristhesancus plagipennis

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:837800 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker 1873

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Recent Publications

• Feeding on larvae of Danaus plexippus (L.) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) causes mortality in the assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker (Hemiptera: Reduviidae).
• Factors affecting the establishment and dispersal of nymphs of Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) when released onto soybean, cotton and sunflower crops.
• Towards the on-farm conservation of the assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) during winter using crop plants as refuges.
• Utilizing the assassin bug, Pristhesancus plagipennis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), as a biological control agent within an integrated pest management programme for Helicoverpa spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Creontiades spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) in cotton.
• The assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis produces two distinct venoms in separate gland lumens.

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