coreid bug


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Related to coreid bug: Coreidae
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Noun1.coreid bug - a true bug
coreid
hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect, bug - insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Coreidae, family Coreidae - squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs
Anasa tristis, squash bug - large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family
leaf-foot bug, leaf-footed bug - large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
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In our literature review, few studies were found quantifying the oviposition site preference by tachinid parasites on stink bugs (e.g., Beard [1940] in the coreid bug Anasa tristis (De Geer) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and Eger [1981] in the pentatomids Brochymena spp.
Monthly parasitism rate by tachinid flies and egg allocation on the body of Dichelops furcatus
There was no significant difference in the two locations with respect to coreid bug population.
Major insect pests and grain yield of cowpea in Asaba and Abraka, Delta State during the early planting season under calendar and monitored application of cypermethrin
An example released by arthropods is 1-hexanol, a common component of coreid bug defenses.
Has vertebrate chemesthesis been a selective agent in the evolution of arthropod chemical defenses?

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