The tomato Mi-1 gene confers resistance to three species of root-knot nematode and potato
aphid. We studied changes in expression of jasmonic acid (JA)-and salicylic acid (SA) …

The ultrastructural morphology of the mouthparts of the glassy-winged sharpshooter,
Homalodisca coagulata, and method of plant penetration was examined using light …

Plant defenses against herbivores are predicted to change as plant lineages diversify, and
with domestication and subsequent selection and breeding in the case of crop plants. We …

Plant anti‐herbivore defenses are known to be affected by life‐history evolution, as well as
by domestication and breeding in the case of crop species. A suite of plants from the maize …

There is widespread evidence of plant viruses manipulating behavior of their insect vectors
as a strategy to maximize infection of plants. Often, plant viruses and their insect vectors …

Acylsugars are important insect defense compounds produced at high levels by glandular
trichomes of the wild tomato, Solanum pennellii. Marker-assisted selection was used to …

This chapter covers three diverse topics: whitefly anatomy, feeding behavior, and courtship
and mating. In previous volumes of the Bemisia series (Gerling 1990; Gerling and Mayer …

Abstract Silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring, adults and nymphs feed
on the phloem tissue of host plant leaves. Infested leaves were rapidly fixed to prevent the …

Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) have been bred to exude higher amounts or different
types of the specialized plant metabolites, acylsugars, from type IV trichomes. Acylsugars …

There is increasing evidence that acylsugars deter insect pests and plant virus vectors,
including the western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), vector of …