The alternation of light and dark periods on a daily or seasonal time scale is of utmost
importance for the synchronization of physiological and behavioral processes in the …

Plants and insects depend on climatic factors (temperature, solar radiation, precipitations,
relative humidity and CO 2) for their development. Current knowledge suggests that climate …

Plant compounds affect insects in many different ways. In addition to being a food source,
plants also contain secondary metabolites that may have positive and negative impacts on …

Bactrocera flies are economic pests of agricultural crops all over the world. Among
Bactrocera flies, oriental fruit fly is an economically important pest of fruit crops in the world …

In some tephritid fruit flies, exposure to volatile compounds from host plants increases male
sexual success. This phenomenon has been used to boost sterile males' sexual …

The physiological development of insect pests is driven by temperature and photoperiod.
Geographic variations in the speed of growth reflect current patterns in thermal conditions as …

Simple Summary The South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus, is an important fruit
pest. Males of this species are sexually stimulated by odors released by one of their main …

Insect reproduction is influenced by various external factors including temperature, a well‐
studied constraint. We investigated to what extent different levels of sperm limitation of males …

Abstract Macrolophus pygmaeus (Mp) and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Nt) are valuable biological
control agents against Tuta absoluta. However, their predation rate on T. absoluta eggs over …

Adaptation to different environments can result in reproductive isolation between
populations and the formation of new species. Food resources are among the most …