Micro X‐ray computed tomography suggests cooperative feeding among adult invasive bugs Leptoglossus occidentalis on mature seeds of stone pine Pinus pinea

The consumption of edible pine seeds of stone pine by the invasive L eptoglossus occidentalis represents a major concern for producers in M editerranean countries but, to date, little knowledge is available about its feeding process on these seeds. In the present study, we tested whether L . occidentalis is capable of feeding upon mature pine seeds and also estimated the impact that they may induce. Sound pine seeds were offered to bugs under...