… The model system in our study consists of the brassicaceous plant Brassica oleracea (L.)
var… on Brassica spp. and that coexist in time during most of the development of the plant and …

… and behaviour of insect … in brassicaceous plant species use cultivated varieties. Artificial
selection may have changed the chemistry of crop plants in such a way that the performance of …

… 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 adaptiveness of host …

… chemistry of cultivated plants will affect the performance of insects associated with these
plants. In … , Brassica oleracea, and a recently established feral Brassica species. Irrespective of …

… larval performance were estimated on three brassicaceous … and performance measures
both at the plant interspecific and … of the PPH to phytophagous insects with an above-…

… with performance of insects specialized on brassicaceous plants … plant metabolites such
as GSL were found to act as feeding stimulants for specialist insects on brassicaceous plants, …

… applied as a soil drench on the performance of herbivorous insects feeding on a number
of … of aphid feeding on a variety of brassicaceous plants. The results also provide the first …

… plants did not alter plant growth parameters or concentrations of the metabolites analyzed. In
conclusion, Brassica plant … response to herbivore type and plant development stage. These …

… (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), a specialist in Cruciferae, was reared in the laboratory on
detached cabbage leaves (Brassica oleraceae var. capitata). We used fourth expanded leaves …

… plant performance, commercial yield and plant chemical defence. Based on oviposition
behaviour of different insects and plant … conducted on insects that oviposit on Brassica plants. In …