Effect of coffee alkaloids and phenolics on egg-laying by the coffee leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella.
- S T V Magalhães, R N C Guedes, A J Demuner, E R Lima
- Bulletin of entomological research
- 2008
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Caffeine Does Not Protect Coffee Against the Leaf Miner Perileucoptera coffeella
- Published 2004 in Journal of Chemical Ecology
Abstract
The larvae of Perileucoptera coffeella, a leaf miner, is one of the main pests attacking coffee plantations. Caffeine is the major alkaloid in this crop and may have a role in insect resistance. Since there is genetic variability in both resistance to the coffee leaf miner and in caffeine content among different coffee species, we investigated the role of… (More)