The plant hormone jasmonate (JA) exerts direct control over the production of chemical
defense compounds that confer resistance to a remarkable spectrum of plant-associated …

Gall-inducing insects are iconic examples in the manipulation and reprogramming of plant
development, inducing spectacular morphological and physiological changes of host-plant …

Evolutionary innovation can allow a species access to a new ecological niche, potentially
reducing competition with closely related species. While the vast majority of Drosophila flies …

It has been demonstrated that Drosophila suzukii is capable of attacking ripening fruit,
making it a unique species within a fly family named for their attraction towards the …

Herbivory is a key innovation in insects, yet has only evolved in one-third of living orders.
The evolution of herbivory likely involves major behavioral changes mediated by remodeling …

UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) are important conjugation enzymes found in all kingdoms
of life, catalyzing a sugar conjugation with small lipophilic compounds and playing a crucial …

Chemically defended plant tissues present formidable barriers to herbivores. Although
mechanisms to resist plant defenses have been identified in ancient herbivorous lineages …

Soybean aphids (Aphis glycines Matsumura) are specialized insects that feed on soybean
(Glycine max) phloem sap. Transcriptome analyses have shown that resistant soybean …

Behaviors associated with reproduction are major contributors to the evolutionary success of
organisms and are subject to many evolutionary forces, including natural and sexual …

Herbivorous feeding inside plant tissues, or endophagy, is a common lifestyle across
Insecta, and occurs in insect taxa that bore, roll, tie, mine, gall, or otherwise modify plant …