Eating or feeding on grasses (the plant family Graminae or Poaceae). Arthropods that feed on grasses are said to be graminivorous or graminivores. Grasses are sometimes said not to be particularly well defended biochemically against insect feeding, depending instead on silicification, lignification, trichomes, and a basal meristem for defense against herbivory. However, secondary plant compounds are also abundant in grasses.
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(2008). Graminivory. In: Capinera, J.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_1148
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