Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the main cereals grown around the world. It is used for human
and animal nutrition and also as biofuel. However, as a direct consequence of global climate …

Highlights•Drylands are expanding globally due to climate change and human
activity•Dryland parasitoids face heat, drought, scarcity of plants, and low host …

Drought associated with climate change is undoubtedly one of the most prodigious
challenges facing agricultural production and human food security throughout the world …

Parasitoids are a significant mortality factor in the population dynamics of many arthropods
involved in key ecological processes such as herbivore-plant and predator-prey interactions …

Plants developed a series of defence mechanisms to counteract the attack of herbivores.
These can impact on food‐webs at various trophic levels, in both natural and managed …

The corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis is a specialist herbivore that attacks maize in the
tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. It is the vector of three relevant plant …

Climate change leads to more frequent droughts that may alter multitrophic networks in
agroecosystems by changing bottom-up and top-down effects on herbivorous insects. Yet …

Freshwater resources available for agricultural production are in decline due to global
change. Bottom-up forces due to abiotic stress such as water limitation may modulate …

For instance, we are aware of many special issues published by several journals on plant
responses to abiotic and biotic stresses, to some of which we have ourselves contributed …

Over the past few decades, there has been a noticeable surge in climate variability, and
future projections indicate that this trend will persist. Extreme events are anticipated to …