Background Plants are hotbeds for parasites such as arthropod herbivores, which acquire
nutrients and energy from their hosts in order to grow and reproduce. Hence plants are …

Facilitation occurs when one species positively impacts the fitness of another, and has
predominantly been studied in free-living species like plants. Facilitation can also occur …

Plants respond to herbivory by mounting a defense. Some plant‐eating spider mites
(Tetranychus spp.) have adapted to plant defenses to maintain a high reproductive …

Historical contingency, such as the order of species arrival, can modify competitive
outcomes via niche modification or pre‐emption. However, how these mechanisms …

Plants have evolved numerous defensive traits that enable them to resist herbivores. In turn,
this resistance has selected for herbivores that can cope with defenses by either avoiding …

Background Plants have inducible defenses to combat attacking organisms. Hence, some
herbivores have adapted to suppress these defenses. Suppression of plant defenses has …

Biologische bestrijding van plagen in kassen was lange tijd voornamelijk gericht op
specialistische natuurlijke vijanden die sterk zijn aangepast aan hun prooi. Gerben …

Herbivorous spider mites occurring on tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cope with
plant defences in various manners: the invasive Tetranychus evansi reduces defences …

Plants frequently engage in simultaneous interactions with diverse classes of biotic
antagonists. Differential induction of plant defence pathways by these antagonists, and …

Spider mites are destructive arthropod pests on many crops. The generalist herbivorous mite
Tetranychus urticae induces defenses in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and this constrains …