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| To: | "Australian bird goup" <> |
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| Subject: | Honeydew |
| From: | "Colonel Sanders" <> |
| Date: | Tue, 2 Jun 1998 16:45:40 +1000 |
Dear Chris
The lorikeets were probably feeding on honeydew. Smith (1982) found that
honeydew is the substance secreted by sap-sucking insects such as
Psyllids. It is, like sap, high in sugars, particularly glucose, but low in
protein
Regards
Mark Sanders
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