Parasites can dramatically reduce the fitness of their hosts, and natural selection should
favor defense mechanisms that can protect hosts against disease. Much work has focused …

Coevolutionary studies on plants and plant‐feeding insects have significantly improved our
understanding of the role of niche shifts in the generation of new species. Evolving plant …

Abstract Episyrphus balteatus DeGeer (Diptera, Syrphidae) is an abundant and efficient
aphid-specific predator. We tested the electroantennographic (EAG) response of this syrphid …

Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) is native to South America but has expanded its range
and invaded many regions of the world, primarily on flowers and to a lesser extent on …

The vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, poses a risk to vegetable and
nursery production in mainland Australia since established in Cape York in 2015. Effective …

Host selection is central to understanding the evolution of the interaction between
herbivorous insects and host plants. Most studies on host selection of herbivorous insects …

In many insects the eggs are highly vulnerable and egg parasitism can represent a major
cause of mortality. It is thus important for the ovipositing female to find a protected site for her …

Preference–performance relationships are thought to be particularly important for sessile
herbivores, such as leaf miners, whose choice of host plant is entirely determined by the …

Oviposition site selection of herbivorous insects depends primarily on host plant presence
which is essential for offspring survival. However, parasitoids can exploit host plant cues for …

Insect preferences for particular plant species might be subjected to trade-offs among
several selective forces. Here, we evaluated, through laboratory and field experiments, the …