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Observing the devastating coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) inside the coffee berry using micro-computed tomography

The coffee berry borer is the most devastating insect pest of coffee throughout the world. The insect spends most of its life cycle inside the coffee berry, which makes it quite difficult to observe its behaviour. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) was used to observe all developmental stages of t...

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Autores principales: Alba-Alejandre, Ignacio, Alba-Tercedor, Javier, Vega, Fernando E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6242942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30451914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35324-4