Functional responses describe foraging rates across prey densities and underlie many
fundamental ecological processes. Most functional response knowledge comes from …

Trophic cascades among plants, herbivores, and natural enemies can be affected by
agriculture planting shifts from complex (polyculture) to simple (intensive). Yet, the …

Rising temperatures can enhance foraging activity and accelerate the encounter rate of
different predators, which may increase their interference competition strengths. However …

Interactions between earwigs and entomopathogens, such as Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), are
still poorly understood. This study tested whether Bt-based bioinsecticides have any effect …

The functional responses of two coccinellid-predators, viz. Propylea dissecta (Mulsant) and
Menochilus sexmaculatus (Fabricius) sharing common aphid-prey, Aphis gossypii (Glover) …

Weather extremes can have profound impact on plant physiology. The altered physiology of
stressed plant can also modify trophic interactions in that plant environment. Aphids are …