▪ Abstract Investigations of plant-herbivore interactions continue to be popular; however, a
bias neglecting root feeders may limit our ability to understand how herbivores shape plant …

Beetles occur in most terrestrial and freshwater habitats and a few occupy marine
environments. The most common life‐cycle type in beetles is holometaboly. More …

Injury and control costs for the invasive scarab Japanese beetle (Family Scarabeidae,
Popillla japonica) alone is estimated at $450 million per year in the US Chemical controls …

In Alien Species and Evolution, biologist George W. Cox reviews and synthesizes emerging
information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial …

The first edition of this reference work became known as the bible of turfgrass entomology
upon publication in 1987. It has proved invaluable to professional entomologists …

Elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a consequence of anthropogenic
global change, can profoundly affect the interactions between crop plants and insect pests …

Abstract The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, was accidentally introduced to
the United States from Asia in the early 1900s. First detected in a New Jersey nursery, it is …

Wildflower plantings can support local abundance of natural enemies, but their influence on
biological control of pests in adjacent crop fields is less well documented. To test whether …

Insect pests are serious threats to agriculture, forestry, and human health because they
damage crops and trees and spread diseases. Chemical insecticides control insect pests …

Increased concentrations of CO2 and ozone are predicted to lower nutritional quality of
leaves for insect herbivores, which may increase herbivory as insects eat more to meet their …