Abstract The moth Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller)(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) feeds
on grapes (Vitis vinifera L.), reducing yield and increasing susceptibility to fungal infections …

Though the European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller)(
Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) can feed on more than forty plant species, grapevine is the …

The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a devastating pest of
cultivated tomato Solanum lycopersicum throughout South and Central America and …

In several highly specialized plant-insect interactions, scent-mediated specificity of pollinator
attraction is directed by the emission and detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) …

Ratios of compounds in host plant odors fluctuate with the phenological stage of the plant. In
the present study, we investigated the effect of changing ratios of host plant volatile …

Plant volatiles play a key role in host plant location of phytophagous insects. Cydia molesta
is an important pest of pear fruit late in the growing season. We identified and quantified …

Plant volatiles mediate host discrimination and host finding in phytophagous insects.
Understanding how insects recognize these signals is a current challenge in chemical …

Insect herbivores that have more than one generation per year and reproduce on different
host plants are confronted with substantial seasonal variation in the volatile blends emitted …

The larvae of Clanis bilineata tsingtauica, a special species of Chinese edible insect, are of
great nutritional, medicinal and economic value to humans. This study aimed to clarify the …

Evolutionary theory predicts that herbivorous insects should lay eggs on plants in a way that
reflects the suitability of each plant species for larval development. Empirical studies …