Non-native gall-inducing insects on forest trees: a global review

G Csóka, GN Stone, G Melika - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
Gall-inducing insects cause the development of specialised plant tissues (galls) that provide
them with nutrition and some measure of protection from physical and biotic stresses. Their …

[HTML][HTML] The relevance of folkloric usage of plant galls as medicines: Finding the scientific rationale

S Patel, A Rauf, H Khan - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Galls, the abnormal growths in plants, induced by virus, bacteria, fungi, nematodes,
arthropods, or even other plants, are akin to cancers in fauna. The galls which occur in a …

The genome sequence of the grape phylloxera provides insights into the evolution, adaptation, and invasion routes of an iconic pest

C Rispe, F Legeai, PD Nabity, R Fernández, AK Arora… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Although native to North America, the invasion of the aphid-like grape
phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifoliae across the globe altered the course of grape cultivation …

Tissue‐specific gene expression shows a cynipid wasp repurposes oak host gene networks to create a complex and novel parasite‐specific organ

EO Martinson, JH Werren, SP Egan - Molecular Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Every organism on Earth depends on interactions with other organisms to survive. In each of
these interactions, an organism must utilize the limited toolbox of genes and proteins it …

Genomic dissection of an extended phenotype: Oak galling by a cynipid gall wasp

J Hearn, M Blaxter, K Schönrogge… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Galls are plant tissues whose development is induced by another organism for the inducer's
benefit. 30,000 arthropod species induce galls, and in most cases the inducing effectors and …

Morphophysiological Responses in Eucalyptus Demonstrate the Potential of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana to Promote Resistance against the Galling …

JPL Rocha, TV Nunes, JN Rodrigues, NMP Lima… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
The galling insect Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a
major limiting factor in the cultivation of drought-tolerant eucalyptus. The insect L. invasa is a …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanism of plant gall induction by insects: revealing clues, facts, and consequences in a cross-kingdom complex interaction

O Gätjens-Boniche - Revista de Biología Tropical, 2019 - scielo.sa.cr
Galls are defined as modifications of the normal developmental design of plants, produced
by a specific reaction to the presence and activity of a foreign organism. Although different …

Development of a HS-SPME-GC/MS protocol assisted by chemometric tools to study herbivore-induced volatiles in Myrcia splendens

ÉAS Silva, G Saboia, NC Jorge, C Hoffmann… - Talanta, 2017 - Elsevier
A headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) method combined with gas
chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was developed and optimized for extraction …

Comparative transcriptome analysis of the newly discovered insect vector of the pine wood nematode in China, revealing putative genes related to host plant …

Z Hou, F Shi, S Ge, J Tao, L Ren, H Wu, S Zong - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background In many insect species, the larvae/nymphs are unable to disperse far from the
oviposition site selected by adults. The Sakhalin pine sawyer Monochamus saltuarius …

Herbivory by striped stem borer triggers polyamine accumulation in host rice plants to promote its larval growth

H Zhang, C Gai, M Shao, L Fang, X Li, Y Song, R Zeng… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyamines (PAs) are ubiquitous low-molecular-weight aliphatic polycations in all living
organisms, which are crucial for plant response to abiotic and biotic stresses. The role of …