Invitation by Pablo Urbaneja, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Alejandro Tena for a special issue on “Research Advances on Plant-Derived Food Sources in Biological …

JC Lee - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•When sugar is available in the field, parasitoids will feed on it as confirmed by
biochemical assays.•The expectation that additional sugar leads to more parasitoids feeding …

Lobularia maritima as a nutrient-rich floral food source for two parasitoid wasps of Tuta absoluta

P Urbaneja Bernat, J Riudavets… - Entomologia …, 2024 - repositori.irta.cat
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the main pests threatening
tomato production worldwide. Since its detection in the Mediterranean basin, it has been the …

Not just candy: A herbivore‐induced defence‐related plant protein in honeydew enhances natural enemy fitness

P Urbaneja‐Bernat, C Rodriguez‐Saona… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivore feeding often increases secondary metabolite production in plants. These
herbivore‐induced plant proteins might end up in honeydew excreted by phloem‐feeding …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding Water Utilization Mechanisms in Degrading Bamboo Shoots: A Cytological and Physiological Study

T Hu, Z Wu, M Deng, H Liu, J Xiao, Q Wei, F Yu - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Degradation of shoots, characterized by stunted growth and signs of water deficit, is
common in bamboo stands. However, the specific mechanisms underlying water utilization …