Plants cannot avoid being attacked by an almost infinite number of microorganisms and
insects. Consequently, they arm themselves with molecular weapons against their attackers …

Indirect responses are defensive strategies by which plants attract natural enemies of their
herbivores that act as plant defending agents. Such defences can be either constitutively …

Plant volatiles are used not only by herbivorous insects to find their host plants, but also by
the natural enemies of the herbivores to find their prey. There is also increasing evidence …

Methyl salicylate is a volatile compound, the synthesis of which takes place via the salicylic
acid pathway in plants. Both compounds can be involved in the development of systemic …

The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is a
serious invasive pest that has caused devastating mortality of ash trees (Fraxinus sp …

C. Anthocyanins and Other Flavonoids IV. Pigments and Stress Defenses in Senescing
Leaves A. Color Changes in Senescence as Signals B. Is Autumn Color a Costly Signal? C …

Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) function as host attractants, pheromone synergists, or sexual
kairomones for a number of coleopteran folivores. Hence, we focused on host GLVs to …

Although the usefulness of the term kairomone was discussed controversially after its
introduction, it is now widely accepted in chemical ecology. It is commonly used to describe …

The coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros, CRB), a native to South-east Asia, is a
major pest of coconut and oil palms in the Pacific. Beetles produce an aggregation …

We conducted two trapping experiments in green ash plantations in Ontario, Canada to
compare the response of the emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, to (Z)‐3 …