Fall armyworm (FAW), a voracious agricultural pest native to North and South America, was
first detected on the African continent in 2016 and has subsequently spread throughout the …

Starvation is defined as a failure to consume food following an extrinsic limitation. By
focusing on arthropods, I provide here a detailed review of how starvation affects foraging …

Simple Summary The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda has now become a pest
of global importance. Its introduction and detection in Africa in 2016, and subsequent …

Plants respond to insect attack with the induction of volatiles that function as indirect plant
defenses through the attraction of natural enemies to the herbivores. Despite the fact that …

Nutritional regulatory responses of the generalist caterpillar Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval)
were explored, in choice and no-choice experiments, using the Geometric Framework. In the …

The incidence of cannibalism of larval Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on
maize under field conditions was investigated using field cages. Cannibalism was found to …

Experiments were carried out to investigate the incidence of cannibalism throughout the
larval development of the noctuid moth Spodoptera frugiperda, and to examine the risk of …

Background While it is known that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can improve nutrient
acquisition and herbivore resistance in crops, the mechanisms by which AMF influence plant …

Interspecific interactions (eg, competition, predation) are core determinants of insect
population evolution, geographical distribution, trophic dynamics and ecosystem …

Larval dispersal either through ballooning or crawling results in a redistribution of the insect
population and infestations within and between plants. In addition, invasive species, such as …