The diverse ecology of parasitoids is shaped by extrinsic competition, ie, exploitative or
interference competition among adult females and males for hosts and mates. Adult females …

Plants interact with various organisms, aboveground as well as belowground. Such
interactions result in changes in plant traits with consequences for members of the plant …

Invasive alien species have environmental, economic and social impacts, disproportionally
threatening livelihood and food security of smallholder farmers in low-and medium-income …

Crop diversification through inter‐and mixed cropping practices has been shown to enhance
conservation biological control of herbivorous pest insects. However, distinct cropping …

Parasitoids need to find their hosts in patchy environments that differ in profitability. To
maximize foraging efficiency, parasitoids use volatile information of plants on which their …

In the Anthropocene, more than three quarters of ice-free land has experienced some form
of human-driven habitat modification, with agriculture dominating 40% of the Earth's surface …

A highly sensitive olfactory system is required for various insect behaviors, including
oviposition site selection, host location, and mate recognition. Odorant receptors (ORs) play …

The tri‐trophic interactions among five cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) cultivars—
Copenhagen Market (CM), Red Acre (RA), Vertus Savoy (VS), Sugarloaf (SL) and Danish …

Abstract Dasineura oleae (Angelini, 1831)(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), the olive leaf gall
midge, is a pest of olive crops that was not problematic in Italy until 2016 when a massive …

Landbouwgebieden bieden een leefomgeving voor een brede waaier aan soorten waarbij
veel soorten ook afhankelijk zijn van dit agro-ecosysteem. Tegelijk is de landbouw …