Western flower thrips (WFT) is one of the most economically important pest insects of many
crops worldwide. Recent EU legislation has caused a dramatic shift in pest management …

Plants have developed diverse defence mechanisms to ward off herbivorous pests.
However, agriculture still faces estimated crop yield losses ranging from 25% to 40 …

Terpenoids play important roles in flavour, pollinator attraction and defence of plants. In
cucumber (Cucumis sativus) they are important components of the herbivore‐induced plant …

Simple Summary Thrips are important agricultural and forest pests. They cause damage by
sucking plant sap and transmitting several plant viruses. Correct identification is the key for …

Aphids are pests of chrysanthemum that employ plant volatiles to select host plants and
ingest cell contents to probe host quality before engaging in prolonged feeding and …

Thrips are major pests of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) worldwide, and they serve as
vectors of devastating orthotospoviruses such as Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and …

BACKGROUND Western flower thrips are considered the major insect pest of horticultural
crops worldwide, causing economic and yield loss to Solanaceae crops. The eggplant …

High‐throughput phenotyping (HTP) has emerged as one of the most exciting and rapidly
evolving spaces within plant science. The successful application of phenotyping …

Real-time 3D tracking and high-speed videography was used to examine the behaviour of a
worldwide greenhouse pest, the western flower thrips (WFT), in response to different colours …

Western flower thrips (WFT) Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) is a key agricultural pest of
cultivated tomatoes. Induced host plant resistance by activating jasmonic acid (JA) signaling …