Dimensionality of consumer search space drives trophic interaction strengths

S Pawar, AI Dell, VM Savage - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Trophic interactions govern biomass fluxes in ecosystems, and stability in food webs.
Knowledge of how trophic interaction strengths are affected by differences among habitats is …

Advances zoophytophagous stinkbugs (Pentatomidae) use in agroecosystems: biology, feeding behavior and biological control

A Plata-Rueda, LC Martínez, JC Zanuncio… - Journal of Pest …, 2022 - Springer
The use of predatory Hemiptera (Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in agroecosystems has
increased considerably in the last decades. All Asopinae representatives are obligate …

Effects of warming on predator–prey interactions–a resource‐based approach and a theoretical synthesis

W Uszko, S Diehl, G Englund, P Amarasekare - Ecology Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We theoretically explore consequences of warming for predator–prey dynamics, broadening
previous approaches in three ways: we include beyond‐optimal temperatures, predators …

Toxic effects of the neem oil (Azadirachta indica) formulation on the stink bug predator, Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

JC Zanuncio, SA Mourão, LC Martínez, CF Wilcken… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
This research investigated the effects of neem oil on mortality, survival and malformations of
the non-target stink bug predator, Podisus nigrispinus. Neurotoxic and growth inhibitor …

Warming can destabilize predator–prey interactions by shifting the functional response from Type III to Type II

U Daugaard, OL Petchey… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The potential for climate change and temperature shifts to affect community stability remains
relatively unknown. One mechanism by which temperature may affect stability is by altering …

Nitrogen fertilization rate affects feeding, larval performance, and oviposition preference of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, on cotton

Y Chen, JR Ruberson, DM Olson - … Experimentalis et Applicata, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) is one of the most critical chemical elements for plant and animal growth,
exerting a variety of bottom‐up effects. Development and oviposition of the beet armyworm …

Effect of temperature on the functional response of Adalia bipunctata to Myzus persicae

MA Jalali, L Tirry, P De Clercq - BioControl, 2010 - Springer
The effect of temperature on the functional response of female adults of the two-spot
ladybird, Adalia bipunctata L.(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) was examined in petri dish arenas …

Functional Responses of Three Neotropical Mirid Predators to Eggs of Tuta absoluta on Tomato

JC Van Lenteren, L Hemerik, JC Lins Jr, VHP Bueno - Insects, 2016 - mdpi.com
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) has quickly developed into a significant tomato pest worldwide.
While the recently found mirid predators Macrolophus basicornis (Stal), Engytatus varians …

Functional Response of Harmonia axyridis to the Larvae of Spodoptera litura: The Combined Effect of Temperatures and Prey Instars

Y Islam, FM Shah, A Güncan, JP DeLong… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Functional responses are central to predator–prey dynamics and describe how predation
varies with prey abundance. Functional responses often are measured without regard to …

Macroecology of parental care in arthropods: higher mortality risk leads to higher benefits of offspring protection in tropical climates

ESA Santos, PP Bueno, JDJ Gilbert… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The intensity of biotic interactions varies around the world, in such a way that mortality risk
imposed by natural enemies is usually higher in the tropics. A major role of offspring …