Environmental entomologyAnimalsIntroduced SpeciesHemipteraPennsylvaniaPollination
Honeydew and feeding-wound exudate from invasive spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) on invasive tree-of-heaven (Sapindales: Simaroubaceae) subsidize North American pollinators, parasitoids, and other invertebrates.
Stefani L Cannon, Matthew R Helmus
Published: 202510.1093/ee/nvaf110
Abstract
When sap-feeding insects invade ecosystems, they create novel resource subsidies by exposing previously unavailable resources to resident consumers. Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), is an invasive phloem-feeding planthopper native to A…
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