Trichobaris mucorea, the tobacco stalk borer, is a species of flower weevil in the family Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[2]

Trichobaris mucorea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Trichobaris
Species:
T. mucorea
Binomial name
Trichobaris mucorea
(LeConte, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Trichobaris apicata Casey, 1920
  • Trichobaris arida Casey, 1920
  • Trichobaris latipennis Casey, 1920
  • Trichobaris nanella Casey, 1920
  • Trichobaris rugulicollis Casey, 1920
  • Trichobaris striatula Casey, 1920

This species is associated with the wild tobacco plant Nicotiana attenuata, spending most of its life cycle from egg to adult stage hidden inside the stem, where it feeds on the pith.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Trichobaris mucorea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ^ a b "Trichobaris mucorea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ^ "Trichobaris mucorea Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. ^ Strigolactones increase tolerance to weevils in tobacco plants. Newsroom, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. 24 August 2020.

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