Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) to volatiles from a non-host plant, Geranium, Pelargonium× hortorum …

C Song, L Ma, J Zhao, Z Xue, X Yan… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is a notorious
cruciferous vegetable pest globally. Mechanically damaged geranium (Pelargonium× …

Terpenes from herbivore‐induced tomato plant volatiles attract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of major tomato pests

PM Ayelo, AA Yusuf, CWW Pirk… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Biological control plays a key role in reducing crop damage by Tuta
absoluta (Meyrick) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), which cause huge yield …

Identification of Repellents from Four Non-Host Asteraceae Plants for the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita

S Mwamba, R Kihika-Opanda, LK Murungi… - Journal of agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Olfactory cues guide plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) to their host plants. We tested the
hypothesis that non-host plant root volatiles repel PPNs. To achieve this, we compared the …

The endophyte Trichoderma asperellum M2RT4 induces the systemic release of methyl salicylate and (Z)-jasmone in tomato plant affecting host location and …

A Agbessenou, KS Akutse, AA Yusuf… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The use of endophytic fungi has dramatically increased plant performance through the
enhancement of plant protection against abiotic and biotic stressors. We previously …

Botanic Garden as a Factory of Molecules: Myrtus communis L. subsp. communis as a Case Study

C Giuliani, M Bottoni, F Milani, S Todero, P Berera… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
A novel perception of botanic gardens as complex “factories of molecules”(Lombardy
Region Project–Lr. 25/2016, year 2021), that mediate plant–environment interactions, and …

Chemical cues from honeydew and cuticular extracts of Trialeurodes vaporariorum serve as kairomones for the parasitoid Encarsia formosa

PM Ayelo, AA Yusuf, A Chailleux, SA Mohamed… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - Springer
Kairomones are semiochemicals that are emitted by an organism and which mediate
interspecific interaction that is of benefit to an organism of another species that receives …

Herbivore intraguild interactions decrease ectoparasitoid Bracon nigricans parasitism of Phthorimaea absoluta and responses to tomato volatiles

KR Fiaboe, AA Yusuf, B Torto… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Intraguild interactions are known to trigger competition among phytophagous insects that
depend on the same food source, which may have implications on natural enemy …

Plant Variety, Mycorrhization, and Herbivory Influence Induced Volatile Emissions and Plant Growth Characteristics in Tomato

ER Dady, N Kleczewski, CM Ugarte… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - Springer
Plants produce a range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that mediate vital ecological
interactions between herbivorous insects, their natural enemies, plants, and soil dwelling …

Better Together: Volatile-Mediated Intraguild Effects on the Preference of Tuta absoluta and Trialeurodes vaporariorum for Tomato Plants

F Rodrigo, AP Burgueño, A González… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - Springer
Plant-herbivore interactions have been extensively studied in tomato plants and their most
common pests. Tomato plant chemical defenses, both constitutive and inducible, play a role …

Root inoculation with beneficial soil microbes enhances indirect plant defences induced by insect feeding and egg deposition

T Alınç, E Peri, L Torta, S Guarino, S Colazza… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plants can respond to insect egg deposition by emitting oviposition‐induced plant volatiles
(OIPVs) recruiting parasitoids. The recruitment of carnivore insects in response to egg …