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Weevils

Known as: Curculionidae, Weevil 
BEETLES in the family Curculionidae and the largest family in the order COLEOPTERA. They have a markedly convex shape and many are considered pests.
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Isolation and expression of cytochrome P450 genes in the antennae and gut of pine beetle Dendroctonus rhizophagus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) following exposure to host monoterpenes.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Ability of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to Bore into Young Avocado (Lauraceae) Plants and Transmit the Laurel Wilt Pathogen (Raffaelea sp)
Laurel wilt is a vascular disease of plants in the Laurel family (Lauraceae) that has caused ex tensive mortality of redbay… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Comparative study of field and laboratory evaluations of the ethnobotanical Cassia sophera L. (Leguminosae) for bioactivity against the storage pests Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera…
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The origin and radiation of Macaronesian beetles breeding in Euphorbia: the relative importance of multiple data partitions and population sampling.
Species-level phylogenies derived from many independent character sources and wide geographical sampling provide a powerful tool… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Effects of black-eyed pea trypsin/chymotrypsin inhibitor on proteolytic activity and on development of Anthonomus grandis.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Molecular cloning of bruchid (Zabrotes subfasciatus) alpha-amylase cDNA and interactions of the expressed enzyme with bean amylase inhibitors.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Alpha-amylase inhibitor, not phytohemagglutinin, explains resistance of common bean seeds to cowpea weevil.
There are claims that phytohemagglutinin (PHA), the lectin of common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is toxic when fed to the cowpea… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Acorn weevils, rodents, and deer all contribute to oak-regeneration difficulties in Pennsylvania.
In parts of Pennsylvania, oak regeneration after harvest cutting or natural disturbances has been very poor. Studies on the… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
THE BLOCHMANN BODIES: HEREDITARY INTRACELLULAR SYMBIONTS OF INSECTS
The term ‘Blochmann body’ was originated by Wheeler in 1889 for bacteria‐like particles in the cytoplasm of cockroach eggs. These… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
The evolutionary differentiation of stridulatory signals in beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera)
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