Evading plant defence: Infestation of poisonous milkweed f

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Fruit flyCardenolidesOviposition behaviourChemical DefenceNa(+), K(+)-atpaseDacus SiliqualactisGomphocarpus FruticosusGomphocarpus Physocarpus

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@misc{milkweedusa_researchevadingplantdefencei,
  title  = {Evading plant defence: Infestation of poisonous milkweed fruits (Asclepiadaceae) by the fruit fly Dacus siliqualactis (Diptera: Tephritidae) (listing)},
  author = {{Milkweed USA}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://milkweedusa.com/research/evading-plant-defence-infestation-of-poisonous-milkweed-fruits-asclepiadaceae-2017/},
  note   = {Accessed DATE}
}