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Notes: To better understand the age/size-dependent response of mealybugs to imidacloprid-treated plants a series of choice and no-choice tests were completed. Results indicated that crawlers are more susceptible to imidacloprid than mature mealybugs. Because imidacloprid must be consumed to kill insects, mature mealybugs appear to respond to treatment by feeding less and relying on stored energetic resources. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf077
