Plant oviposition preferences in a generalist herbivore: tests of host plant selection and the Hopkins’ host selection principle

Emma J. Sellers; Mykaela M. Tanino-Springsteen; Kailey G. Hicks; Caroline R. Rogan; J. D. Reigrut; Sierra Golbetz; Kanshita Dam; Maxwell Guerra; Mayra C. Vidal; Gina M. Wimp; Shannon M. Murphy

doi:10.1093/ee/nvaf100

Plant oviposition preferences in a generalist herbivore: tests of host plant selection and the Hopkins’ host selection principle

Emma J. Sellers
, Mykaela M. Tanino-Springsteen
, Kailey G. Hicks
, Caroline R. Rogan
, J. D. Reigrut
, Sierra Golbetz
, Kanshita Dam
, Maxwell Guerra
, Mayra C. Vidal
, Gina M. Wimp
, Shannon M. Murphy

Biology

University of Denver
Vassar College
Kent Denver
George Washington High School
Georgetown University

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1137-1144
Number of pages	8
Journal	Environmental Entomology
Volume	54
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf100
State	Published - Dec 1 2025

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology
Insect Science

Keywords

choice experiment
fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)
host plant
Lepidoptera
preference test

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Sellers, E. J., Tanino-Springsteen, M. M., Hicks, K. G., Rogan, C. R., Reigrut, J. D., Golbetz, S., Dam, K., Guerra, M., Vidal, M. C., Wimp, G. M., & Murphy, S. M. (2025). Plant oviposition preferences in a generalist herbivore: tests of host plant selection and the Hopkins’ host selection principle. Environmental Entomology, 54(6), 1137-1144. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaf100

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