Monitoring the environment for pollution, pesticides, and pathogens is crucial for protecting
human, agriculture, and overall ecosystem health. Diverse strategies ranging from physical …

Flowers at times host abundant and specialized communities of bacteria and fungi that
influence floral phenotypes and interactions with pollinators. Ecological processes drive …

Background The development and dispersal of seeds as well as their transition to seedlings
represent perhaps the most critical stages of a plant's life cycle. The endophytic and …

Highlights•Seeds harbor numerous micro-organisms, collectively referred to as
microbiota.•The composition of the seed microbiota can impact seed quality and ultimately …

The ecological function of secondary metabolites in plant defence against herbivores is well
established, but their role in plant–pollinator interactions is less obvious. Nectar is the major …

Plants emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds during infection by pathogenic
microbes, including terpenes, aromatics, nitrogen‐containing compounds, and fatty acid …

The dispersal of parasites is critical for epidemiology, and the interspecific vectoring of
parasites when species share resources may play an underappreciated role in parasite …

The decline of many bumblebee species (Bombus spp.) has been linked to an increased
prevalence of pathogens caused by spillover from managed bees. Although poorly …

Bees—including solitary, social, wild, and managed species—are key pollinators of
flowering plant species, including nearly three-quarters of global food crops. Their …

Viruses are omnipresent, yet the knowledge on drivers of viral prevalence in wild host
populations is often limited. Biotic factors, such as sympatric managed host species, as well …