Hemipterans (such as aphids, whiteflies, and leafhoppers) are some of the most devastating
insect pests due to the numerous plant pathogens they transmit as vectors, which are …

Plant viruses have evolved a wide array of strategies to ensure efficient transfer from one
host to the next. Any organism feeding on infected plants and traveling between plants can …

Aphids are serious pests of agricultural and ornamental plants and important model systems
for hemipteran–plant interactions. The long evolutionary history of aphids with their host …

Highlights•Aphids cause major plant damage by ingesting sap and vectoring viral
diseases.•Aphid pests can quickly respond to intense selective pressures exerted by …

Epidemiology is the science of how disease develops in populations, with applications in
human, animal and plant diseases. For plant diseases, epidemiology has developed as a …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydrogen peroxide and superoxide are produced
in plants in response to many biotic and abiotic stressors, and they can enhance stress …

The sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) has emerged as a significant pest for sorghum.
The use of sugarcane aphid-resistant sorghum germplasm with integrated pest …

This review investigates ant–aphid mutualism (trophobiosis), in particular focusing on
evolutionary processes in aphids resulting from this interaction. This broad literature review …

Effector proteins play crucial roles in plant-parasite interactions by suppressing plant
defenses and hijacking plant physiological responses to facilitate parasite invasion and …

Aphids are among the few organisms capable of reproducing either sexually or asexually.
This plasticity in reproductive mode is viewed as an adaptive response to cope with …