Peach–Potato Aphid Myzus persicae: Current Management Strategies, Challenges, and Proposed Solutions

J Ali, A Bayram, M Mukarram, F Zhou, MF Karim… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The peach–potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is one of the most important pests of
economic crops. It damages the plant directly by consuming nutrients and water and …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of plant domestication on the foraging and performance of parasitoids

B Benrey - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Chemical and physical traits of plants affect parasitoid foraging and
development.•Domestication may affect long-range chemical signals for host …

Differential defensive and nutritional traits among cultivated tomato and its wild relatives shape their interactions with a specialist herbivore

P Salazar-Mendoza, DM Magalhães, AL Lourenção… - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion Cultivated tomato presented lower constitutive volatiles, reduced
morphological and chemical defenses, and increased leaf nutritional quality that affect its …

Exogenous Application of Methyl Salicylate Induces Defence in Brassica against Peach Potato Aphid Myzus persicae

J Ali, D Wei, M Mahamood, F Zhou, PJH King, W Zhou… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plants use a variety of secondary metabolites to defend themselves against herbivore
insects. Methyl salicylate (MeSA) is a natural plant-derived compound that has been used as …

Allelochemical Interactions in the Trophic System «Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata Motschulsky—Solanum tuberosum Linneus»

NV Matsishina, MV Ermak, IV Kim, PV Fisenko… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The issues of relationships in the system “Henosepilachna
vigintioctomaculata—potato plant” have not yet been studied. The highest level of stress was …

Beyond'push–pull': unraveling the ecological pleiotropy of plant volatile organic compounds for sustainable crop pest management

A Munawar, Z Zhu, RAR Machado, W Zhou - Crop Health, 2023 - Springer
Plants produce an array of different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have diverse
eco-physiological functions and agricultural applications. Hence, the potential of VOCs as a …