There is always a silent war between plants and herbivorous insects that we are rarely privy
to. In this silent war, chemicals act as both weapons and messengers. Insect–plant co …

Herbivory, defined as feeding on live plant tissues, is characteristic of highly successful and
diverse groups of insects and represents an evolutionarily derived mode of feeding. Plants …

Species can be defined as populations that are diagnosably distinct, reproductively isolated,
cohesive, or exclusive groups of organisms. Boundaries between species in sympatry are …

Aphids are serious pests of agricultural and ornamental plants and important model systems
for hemipteran–plant interactions. The long evolutionary history of aphids with their host …

In an environment with changing availability and quality of host plants, phytophagous
insects are under selection pressure to find quality hosts. They need to maximize their …

Highlights•Aphids cause major plant damage by ingesting sap and vectoring viral
diseases.•Aphid pests can quickly respond to intense selective pressures exerted by …

Herbivorous insects represent the most species-rich lineages of metazoans. The high rate of
diversification in herbivorous insects is thought to result from their specialization to distinct …

Genomewide scans for natural selection (GWSS) have become increasingly common over
the last 15 years due to increased availability of genome‐scale genetic data. Here, we report …

Gel and watery saliva are regarded as key players in aphid–pIant interactions. The salivary
composition seems to be influenced by the variable environment encountered by the stylet …

Associations between microbes and animals are ubiquitous and hosts may benefit from
harbouring microbial communities through improved resource exploitation or resistance to …