Chemical ecology has strong links with metabolomics, the large-scale study of all
metabolites detectable in a biological sample. Consequently, chemical ecologists are often …

In the past, breeding for incorporation of insect pest resistance or tolerance into cultivars for
use in integrated pest management schemes in oilseed rape/canola (Brassica napus) …

Herbicide impact is usually assessed as the result of a unilinear mode of action on a specific
biochemical target with a typical dose-response dynamics. Recent developments in plant …

There is an urgent need to develop sustainable pest management systems to protect arable
crops in order to replace the current over-reliance on synthetic insecticides. Semiochemicals …

Pesticide applications in olive orchards could alter the biological control of parasitoid
Psyttalia concolor Szépligeti (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the key pest Bactrocera oleae …

Parasitoids are a significant mortality factor in the population dynamics of many arthropods
involved in key ecological processes such as herbivore-plant and predator-prey interactions …

A major problem associated with agricultural intensification over recent decades has been
the development of insecticide resistance in crop pest populations. This has been a …

The advent of high-throughput genomic technologies and the availability of a reference
genome sequence of Brassica napus and its diploid parental species, B. rapa and B …

Recent studies are unraveling the impact of microorganisms from the roots and rhizosphere
on interactions between plants and herbivorous insects and are gradually changing our …

Intensive agricultural practices impact the health and nutrition of pollinators like honey bees
(Apis mellifera). Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is widely cultivated, providing diverse …