Early herbivore alert: insect eggs induce plant defense
Plants are able to “notice” insect egg deposition and to respond by activating direct and
indirect defenses. An overview of these defenses and the underlying mechanisms is given …
indirect defenses. An overview of these defenses and the underlying mechanisms is given …
Foraging behavior of egg parasitoids exploiting chemical information
Female parasitic wasps seek hosts for their offspring often in a dynamic environment.
Foraging egg parasitoids rely on a variety of chemical cues originating from the adult host …
Foraging egg parasitoids rely on a variety of chemical cues originating from the adult host …
Extrinsic inter-and intraspecific competition in parasitoid wasps
The diverse ecology of parasitoids is shaped by extrinsic competition, ie, exploitative or
interference competition among adult females and males for hosts and mates. Adult females …
interference competition among adult females and males for hosts and mates. Adult females …
Dietary specialization and infochemical use in carnivorous arthropods: testing a concept
JLM Steidle, JJA Van Loon - Entomologia Experimentalis et …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
For the location of hosts and prey, insect carnivores (ie, parasitoids or predators) often use
infochemical cues that may originate from the host/prey itself but also from the food of the …
infochemical cues that may originate from the host/prey itself but also from the food of the …
Identification of Volatile Synomones, Induced by Nezara viridula Feeding and Oviposition on Bean spp., That Attract the Egg Parasitoid Trissolcus basalis
Bean plants (Vicia faba L. and Phaseolus vulgaris L.) damaged by feeding activity of Nezara
viridula (L.)(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), and onto which an egg mass had been laid …
viridula (L.)(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), and onto which an egg mass had been laid …
Pentatomid host suitability and the discovery of introduced populations of Trissolcus japonicus in Oregon
C Hedstrom, D Lowenstein, H Andrews, B Bai… - Journal of Pest …, 2017 - Springer
Trissolcus japonicus is an egg parasitoid of Halyomorpha halys, brown marmorated stink
bug, a severe agricultural pest in the USA. T. japonicus is being evaluated in quarantine as …
bug, a severe agricultural pest in the USA. T. japonicus is being evaluated in quarantine as …
Sentinel eggs underestimate rates of parasitism of the exotic brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys
AL Jones, DE Jennings, CRR Hooks, PM Shrewsbury - Biological control, 2014 - Elsevier
Native to eastern Asia, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål),
has become a serious invasive pest in North America. Consequently, accurate assessment …
has become a serious invasive pest in North America. Consequently, accurate assessment …
Interspecific competition/facilitation among insect parasitoids
Highlights•Parasitoid species can compete at the adult and/or at the larval
stage.•Interspecific competition can affect the fitness of the surviving parasitoid.•An …
stage.•Interspecific competition can affect the fitness of the surviving parasitoid.•An …
Chemical ecology of egg parasitoids associated with true bugs
Parasitoids representing some 15 families of Hymenoptera develop in insect eggs; three of
these families, Platygastridae (= Scelionidae), Mymaridae, and Encyrtidae, are associated …
these families, Platygastridae (= Scelionidae), Mymaridae, and Encyrtidae, are associated …
Induced volatiles in soybean and pigeon pea plants artificially infested with the neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros, and their effect on the egg parasitoid …
M Carolina Blassioli Moraes… - Entomologia …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivory is known to increase the emission of volatiles, which attract natural enemies to
herbivore‐damaged plants in laboratory and agricultural systems. We report on signalling …
herbivore‐damaged plants in laboratory and agricultural systems. We report on signalling …