Plants can respond to insect egg deposition and thus resist attack by herbivorous insects
from the beginning of the attack, egg deposition. We review ecological effects of plant …

Secretions of male accessory glands contain a variety of bioactive molecules. When
transferred during mating, these molecules exert wide-ranging effects on female …

Simple Summary Fall armyworm (FAW), primarily endemic to the United States, has posed a
severe threat to maize cultivation globally in recent decades. To prevent maize from being …

The control of Spodoptera frugiperda, the key invasive pest of maize, is a serious concern
due to its biology and the current global restriction on applying synthetic pesticides …

The parasite paradox arises from the dual observations that parasites (broadly construed,
including phytophagous insects) are resource specialists with restricted host ranges, and yet …

Insect eggs are exposed to a plethora of abiotic and biotic threats. Their survival depends on
both an innate developmental program and genetically determined protective traits provided …

Parents of most insects provide no care for their offspring beyond supplying the eggs with a
small amount of yolk and placing them in a location that is relatively safe from environmental …

Female parasitic wasps seek hosts for their offspring often in a dynamic environment.
Foraging egg parasitoids rely on a variety of chemical cues originating from the adult host …

Global warming is widely predicted to reduce the biomass production of top predators, or
even result in species loss. Several exceptions to this expectation have been identified …

Microbiome research has gained considerable interest due to the emerging evidence of its
impact on human and animal health. As in other animals, the gut-associated microbiota of …