Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity, agriculture, and human health.
Invasive populations can be the source of additional new introductions, leading to a self …

Biological invasions, the establishment and spread of non‐native species in new regions,
can have extensive economic and environmental consequences. Increased global …

Deciphering invasion routes from molecular data is crucial to understanding biological
invasions, including identifying bottlenecks in population size and admixture among distinct …

Since the late 19th century, exotic ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) have been used
extensively for suppressing herbivorous insects of economic importance. In recent decades …

Admixture between differentiated populations is considered to be a powerful mechanism
stimulating the invasive success of some introduced species. It is generally facilitated …

Divergent selection may initiate ecological speciation extremely rapidly. How often and at
what pace ecological speciation proceeds to yield strong reproductive isolation is more …

Many animal species comprise discrete phenotypic forms. A common example in natural
populations of insects is the occurrence of different color patterns, which has motivated a …

The small cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, is a major agricultural pest of cruciferous
crops and has been introduced to every continent except South America and Antarctica as a …

The major plant pest fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is native to the Americas
and has colonized Africa and Asia within the Eastern hemisphere since 2016, causing …

Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) is a globally invasive ladybird. It has been
intentionally introduced in many countries as a biological control agent, whereas it has been …