Many aphids are major agricultural pests because of their unparalleled reproductive
capacity and their ability to manipulate host plant physiology. Aphid population growth and …

Genetically engineered crops have been grown for more than 20 years, resulting in
widespread albeit variable benefits for farmers and consumers. We review current, likely …

Highlights•HTP systems automate image analysis of large numbers of samples in order to:-
objectively quantify continuously variable traits like insect damage.-enable nondestructive …

Highlights•Host-plant resistance (HPR) can improve sustainable food production.•Insect
adaptation limits HPR durability, most critically in aphids.•Insect effectors are suspected to …

The temporal and spatial expression of tomato wound-and defense-response genes to
Bemisia tabaci biotype B (the silverleaf whitefly) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (the …

Biotic stress in plants frequently induces a hypersensitive response (HR). This distinctive
reaction has been studied intensively in several pathosystems and has shed light on the …

This study examined the induction of the defence-related hormones jasmonic acid (JA),
salicylic acid (SA) and abscisic acid (ABA) and the phytoalexin medicarpin in Medicago …

Abstract Orius sauteri (Poppius)(Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is often used for biological
control of small arthropod pests in greenhouse vegetable production systems in Asia. In …

Abstract Soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), invokes
substantial chemical treatment and economic cost in North America. Resistant soybean …

Resistance to potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is
conferred by Mi‐1. Early during both compatible and incompatible interactions, potato aphid …