The preference–performance hypothesis (PPH) states that herbivorous female insects prefer
to oviposit on those host plants that are best for their offspring. Yet, past attempts to show the …

1. Herbivory can change plant quality, which may have consequences for interactions
between the inducing herbivore and other insect community members. 2. Studies …

Root‐feeding insects can affect the performance of aboveground insect herbivores when
they are forced to feed on the same host plant. Here we explored whether the oviposition …

The effects of temporal variation in the quality of short-lived annual plants on oviposition
preference and larval performance of insect herbivores has thus far received little attention …

The preference–performance hypothesis predicts that female insects maximize their fitness
by utilizing host plants which are associated with high larval performance. Still, studies with …

The relationship between female oviposition preference and offspring performance has
been a question of special interest in the study of host plant selection by phytophagous …

Plant resistance to the feeding by herbivorous insects has recently been found to be
positively or negatively influenced by prior egg deposition. Here we show how crucial it is to …

The influence of host‐plant acceptability on oviposition rate, egg load, internal fat storage
and longevity was studied in the small white butterfly, Pieris rapae L.(Lepidoptera: Pieridae) …

Plants respond to insect herbivores with changes in physical and chemical traits, both locally
and systemically, in leaves and flowers. Such phenotypic changes may influence the …

A major challenge in the study of insect-host plant interactions is to understand how the
different aspects of offspring performance interact to produce a preference hierarchy in the …