Water availability and plant–herbivore interactions

PA Lin, J Kansman, WP Chuang… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Water is essential to plant growth and drives plant evolution and interactions with other
organisms such as herbivores. However, water availability fluctuates, and these fluctuations …

Using chemical ecology to enhance weed biological control

AM Gaffke, HT Alborn, TL Dudley, DW Bean - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Signaling chemicals produced by one organism that bring about a
behavioral response in a recipient organism are known as semiochemicals, with …

Olfactory responses of the blister beetle Epicauta atomaria, a polyphagous crop pest, to host, non‐host, and conspecific odors

LS Wagner, MP Campos‐Soldini… - Entomologia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The blister beetle Epicauta atomaria (Germar)(Coleoptera: Meloidae) is a phytophagous
pest of various agricultural crops, especially in Amaranthaceae, Solanaceae, and Fabaceae …

Beetle herding: Optimizing the biological control of the invasive air potato vine using attractive semiochemical lures

JL Griesheimer, X Martini, C Minteer, S Hight… - Chemoecology, 2024 - Springer
Purposeful manipulation of biological control programs, such as timed releases of biological
control agents, can be ephemeral and difficult to expand into new areas impacted by the …

Olfactory Response of the Spotted Asparagus Beetle, Crioceris duodecimpunctata (L.) to Host Plant Volatiles

OM Pistillo, I D'Isita, GS Germinara - Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2022 - Springer
The spotted asparagus beetle, Crioceris duodecimpunctata (L.) is an invasive host-specific
pest of asparagus cultivations. To contribute to the understanding of the role of plant …

Components and composition of active volatiles attract on Diorhabda tarsalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Rosales: Leguminoseae)

H Chen, R Zhang, S Tan, Y Wang, X Liu… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Perennial Chinese licorice, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, is an important medicinal
plant. Diorhabda tarsalis, a leaf beetle, is a serious insect pest on the plant and cause …

Laboratory Evidence of 2-Isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine as a Male-Released Aggregative Cue in Labidostomis lusitanica (Germar) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

S López, S Rodrigo-Gómez, E Fernández-Carrillo… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The leaf beetle Labidostomis lusitanica (Germar)(Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) is a voracious defoliator beetle regarded as a threat for pistachio (Pistacia …

Plant volatile organic compounds attractive to Lygus pratensis

H Feng, C Gou, D Aimaiti, P Sun, L Wang… - Open Life …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Lygus pratensis, an important agricultural pest, is seriously detrimental to cotton in China.
For the research and development of attractants, the present study screened and identified …

2-Isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine as a Putative Male-Specific Aggregation Pheromone in Labidostomis lusitanica (Germar)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

S López, S Rodrigo-Gómez, E Fernández-Carrillo… - 2022 - preprints.org
In spite of its incidence on pistachio trees, the chemical ecology of Labidostomis lusitanica
(Germar)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) has been neglected so far. In this work we provide …

Laboratory Evidence of 2-Isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine as a Male-Released Aggregative Cue in Labidostomis lusitanica (Germar)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

S López Romero, S Rodrigo-Gómez… - Insects, 2023 - digital.csic.es
In spite of its incidence on pistachio trees, the chemical ecology of Labidostomis lusitanica
(Germar)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) has been neglected so far. In this work, we provide …