Host repertoires and changing insect–plant interactions
1. One of the main challenges faced by ecologists today is to understand and predict how
species interactions will respond to the current environmental change. It is likely that these …
species interactions will respond to the current environmental change. It is likely that these …
Host interaction mechanisms in herbivorous insects–life cycles, host specialization and speciation
Why are most herbivorous insects so specialized? How do generalists and specialists differ
ecologically? And what sensory and cognitive processes determine which host species an …
ecologically? And what sensory and cognitive processes determine which host species an …
Adaptive divergence and post-zygotic barriers to gene flow between sympatric populations of a herbivorous mite
E Villacis-Perez, S Snoeck, AH Kurlovs… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Plant-herbivore interactions promote the generation and maintenance of both plant and
herbivore biodiversity. The antagonistic interactions between plants and herbivores lead to …
herbivore biodiversity. The antagonistic interactions between plants and herbivores lead to …
A prospective and iterative approach to finding safe weed biological control agents–testing ecological and evolutionary hypotheses with molecular evidence
GA McCulloch, JR Makinson, MF Purcell, S Raghu… - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Biological control is often the most cost effective and environmentally sound method of
managing widespread environmental weeds. Earlier detection of cryptic species and …
managing widespread environmental weeds. Earlier detection of cryptic species and …
Mathematical modeling predicts that endemics by generalist insects are eradicated if nearly all plants produce constitutive defense
S Chakraborty, S Dwivedi, S Schuster - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Plants with constitutive defense chemicals exist widely in nature. The phenomenon is
backed by abundant data from plant chemical ecology. Sufficient data are also available to …
backed by abundant data from plant chemical ecology. Sufficient data are also available to …
Rapid specialization of counter defenses enables two-spotted spider mite to adapt to novel plant hosts
G Salehipourshirazi, K Bruinsma… - Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Genetic adaptation, occurring over a long evolutionary time, enables host-specialized
herbivores to develop novel resistance traits and to efficiently counteract the defenses of a …
herbivores to develop novel resistance traits and to efficiently counteract the defenses of a …
Is biological control of weeds conservation's blind spot?
Invasive alien species are among the most important threats to biodiversity, with invasive
plants ranking among the highest. Classical weed biological control—or biocontrol …
plants ranking among the highest. Classical weed biological control—or biocontrol …
Native range surveys for host-specific Acacia auriculiformis biocontrol agents–A role for DNA barcoding
Acacia auriculiformis is a native Australian tree that has developed into a damaging
environmental weed in Florida, USA. We conducted field surveys to collect insect herbivores …
environmental weed in Florida, USA. We conducted field surveys to collect insect herbivores …
[HTML][HTML] Phylogenomics-driven host test list selection for weed biological control
A concern in weed biological control research is the potential for candidate biocontrol
agents to impact not only the target weed but also native or economically important flora …
agents to impact not only the target weed but also native or economically important flora …
[HTML][HTML] One size does not fit all: Classical weed biological control across continents
Pre-release quarantine testing of weed biological control agents is frequently initiated using
simple no-choice tests. However, these fundamental host range tests are conservative and …
simple no-choice tests. However, these fundamental host range tests are conservative and …