Insect invasions, the establishment and spread of nonnative insects in new regions, can
have extensive economic and environmental consequences. Increased global connectivity …

Theory generally predicts that host specialisation and dispersal should evolve jointly.
Indeed, many models predict that specialists should be poor dispersers to avoid landing on …

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), is a major polyphagous pest with
the potential to seriously damage various crops. A better understanding of FAW's …

Background Nitrogen is considered the most limiting nutrient element for herbivorous
insects. To alleviate nitrogen limitation, insects have evolved various symbiotically mediated …

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is one of the most notorious insect pests, and a
major threat to maize (Zea mays) and other important crops, such as wheat (Triticum …

Agricultural ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to invasions by various pestiferous
organisms. Bactrocera dorsalis is one of the invasive insect pests on fruits and vegetables in …

Population density modulates a wide range of eco-evolutionary processes including inter-
and intra-specific competition, fitness and population dynamics. In holometabolous insects …

Alternative host plants are among the key factors influencing the spread of invasive pests
because they are utilized as a food source and provide shelter in unfavorable conditions …

In most phytophagous insects, larvae are less mobile than adults and their fitness depends
on the plant chosen by their mother. To maximize fitness, adult preference and larval …

Preference‐performance theory predicts that females should select breeding sites that
maximize offspring performance. Amphibians have been a model system for investigating …