The life table is a type of research tool that is frequently used in many studies involving
population and community ecology. They are the basis for many comprehensive studies in …

Simple Summary The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is an invasive pest, which can
cause severe economic losses by larvae feeding on a variety of crops. To develop effective …

The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is an important
agricultural pest with a wide range of host plants. To study effects of host species on the life …

Symbiotic microbes have evolved to become an important source of phenotypic plasticity in
host insects. In aphids, facultative endosymbionts have been found capable of influencing …

The push–pull cropping system can be a promising alternative for reducing pests by
increasing and maintaining their natural enemies in different farming configurations …

Abstract Habrobracon hebetor (Say)(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a widely distributed
parasitoid that can be used to control numerous lepidopteran pests including Ephestia …

Simple Summary Changes in prey biology driven by predation threats that do not involve
direct consumption are referred to as non-consumptive effects (NCEs). In general, NCEs are …

The intrinsic rate of increase, denoted as r or rm, describes the rate of population growth.
Simplified formulas for estimating r have been developed to reduce labour and avoid …

The influence of host plant on population dynamics of an invasive pest, Tuta absoluta was
studied on three economically important solanaceous crops. Experiments were conducted in …

Drought is a substantial threat to cereal production under global climatic change scenarios,
albeit its aftermath on arthropod pests is yet contentious. To address this issue, demographic …