Plants are important mediators of interactions between aboveground (AG) and belowground
(BG) pathogens, arthropod herbivores, and nematodes (phytophages). We highlight recent …

Whiteflies are small hemipterans numbering more than 1,550 described species, of which
about 50 are agricultural pests. Adults are free-living, whereas late first to fourth instars are …

Most plant viruses are vectored by insects and the interactions of virus-plant-vector have
important ecological and evolutionary implications. Insect vectors often perform better on …

Phytohormones, pivotal regulators of plant growth and development, are increasingly
recognized for their multifaceted roles in enhancing crop resilience against environmental …

The functional adaptive responses of higher plants to biotic interactions with herbivores and
fungi have long been topics of research. One constraint to obtaining a comprehensive …

Alkaloids are usually thought to be responsible for protecting endophyte-infected (EI)
grasses from their herbivores. For EI grasses that produce few alkaloids, can endophyte …

Induced defence allows plants to manage energy reserves more efficiently by synthesizing
defence compounds only when needed. A risk of induced defence is that when plants are …

BACKGROUND Whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a globally distributed and most destructive pest to
agriculture. Owing to increasing chemical resistance, a long‐lasting strategy to manage this …

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, methods and
applications of chemical ecology, covering such topics as chemical signalling, predator …

Parasitoids are among the most important natural enemies of insect pests and are widely
used as biological control agents in integrated pest management. In addition to their eggs …