As agricultural intensification affects global environmental change, a redesign of our food
production systems towards practices that replace external inputs with inbuilt ecosystem …

Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary endoparasitoid used for
biological control of many economically important pest aphids. Given its widespread use, a …

Fertilization can trigger bottom-up effects on crop plant–insect pest interactions. The
intensive use of nitrogen fertilizer has been a common practice in rice production, while the …

Inoculating plants with entomopathogenic fungi may influence plant nutrient uptake and
growth, and herbivore performance. Knowledge is limited concerning the effects of this …

The subsidy hypothesis states that communities receiving nutrient subsidies will
demonstrate top‐down trophic cascades where predators indirectly increase plant biomass …

Nitrogen (N) and water are crucial in crop production but increasingly scarce environmental
resources. Reducing their inputs can affect the whole plant-arthropod community including …

The application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers to agricultural crops is a common practice globally
and a crucial component in the current levels of productivity. Excessive N use, however, is …

Facultative bacterial endosymbionts can protect their aphid hosts from natural enemies such
as hymenopteran parasitoids. As such, they have the capability to modulate interactions …

Parasitoids inhabiting agro-ecosystems may be largely affected by bottom-up forces, notably
owing to abiotic stresses, and this may modulate parasitoids preference (host acceptance) …

Excessive mineral fertilizer input results in little extra yield but exacerbates insect herbivory
and affects environmental health and ecosystem services. The use of organic fertilizer is …