Volatile plant secondary metabolites are detected by the highly sensitive olfactory system
employed by insects to locate suitable plants as hosts and to avoid unsuitable hosts …

Locating suitable feeding or oviposition sites is essential for insect survival. Understanding
how insects achieve this is crucial, not only for understanding the ecology and evolution of …

Background Differences in floral traits, such as petal color, scent, morphology, or nectar
quality and quantity, can lead to specific interactions with pollinators and may thereby cause …

Biological volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are interlinked to biological metabolism and
bacterial populations localized on the surfaces of biological samples. The characteristics of …

Presently, research is becoming focused on the molecular aspects of compatible and
incompatible aphid-plant interactions. Aphids anticipate wound and defence responses by …

The plants belonging to the genus Vicia are of great interest as a source of many bioactive
compounds and micronutrients. A snapshot of their cultivation, habitat, main components …

The development of high-performance fabrics/fibers using green chemistry is a formidable
challenge. Natural plant extracts are attracting increasing interest for use in the production of …

Abstract At present, Acrobasis advenella (Zinck.)(Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) is the most
dangerous pest of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa [Michx.] Elliot). Damaged flower …

Mammalian herbivores browse palatable plants of ecological and economical value.
Undesirable neighbours can reduce browsing to these plants by providing 'associational …

We investigated the role that the ratio and concentration of ubiquitous plant volatiles play in
providing host specificity for the diet specialist grape berry moth Paralobesia viteana …