Cannibalism, the killing and consumption of conspecific individuals, is a common and
widespread phenomenon in the animal kingdom. Cannibalism in phytoseiid mites has been …

Predatory arthropods lay their eggs such that their offspring have sufficient prey at their
disposal and run a low risk of being eaten by conspecific and heterospecific predators, but …

Although all known phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) are predators of mites or small
insects, many readily feed and reproduce on pollen as well. This ability to feed on food from …

This is the first book focusing on the chemoecology of insect eggs and egg deposition. It
covers a wide range of different issues including herbivorous and carnivorous insects, social …

We tested whether specialist and generalist phytoseiid mites differ in aggressiveness and
prey choice in cannibalism and intraguild predation. Specialists tested were Galendromus …

Wolbachia bacteria are transmitted from mother to offspring via the cytoplasm of the egg.
When mated to males infected with Wolbachia bacteria, uninfected females produce …

“Defense by many individuals with large nests” is merely one kind of social behavior. Taken
together with several other social behaviors, such as feces manipulation and cooperative …

It is well known that young, small predator stages are vulnerable to predation by
conspecifics, intra‐guild competitors or hyperpredators. It is less known that prey can also …

Intraguild interactions can be crucial for the success of biological control programs involving
multiple natural enemies. The two-spotted spider mite (TSSM), Tetranychus urticae (Acari …

Sweet pepper is now grown, in tropical and subtropical areas, under the integrated pest
management (IPM) tactic of 'physical barrier', whereas it was once grown primarily in open …