▪ Abstract Hopperburn is a noncontagious disease of plants caused by the direct feeding
damage of certain leafhoppers and planthoppers. Although long studied, especially with …

▪ Abstract In this article we consider the role of epidemiological factors and transmission
processes of insect-vectored viruses on the effectiveness of insecticides in a disease …

Plants may also be resistant to arthropods via the tolerance category of resistance, as
defined in Chapter 1, by possessing the ability to withstand or recover from damage caused …

The electrical penetration graph (EPG) technique is a powerful tool for studying feeding
behavior of pierce-sucking insects, because it allows quantification of complex insect–plant …

This study is the first to statistically analyze the stylet probing/penetration behaviors of Lygus
(Hemiptera: Miridae) bugs, and the external body movements associated with both probing …

Since McLean and Kinsey in the 1960s developed the 1st electronic monitor for studying the
probing behavior of aphids, electrical penetration graph monitors, or EPG monitors, as they …

Much of what is known today about hemipteran feeding biology, as well as mechanisms of
their host plant interactions and transmission of phytopathogens, has been learned via use …

The biggest challenge for modern biology is to integrate multidisciplinary approaches
towards understanding the organizational and functional complexity of biological systems at …

Studying the feeding, host damage, and transmission (ie, acquisition, retention, and
inoculation) of pathogens (plant and animal) by piercing-sucking arthropods is challenging …

Studying the intimate association of arthropods with their physical substrate is both important
and challenging. It is important because substrate is a key determinant for organism fitness; …