Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an important pest of maize and sorghum in sub-
Saharan Africa. One century after its first description by Fuller in 1901, inaccurate …

Evolutionary theory predicts that herbivorous insects should lay eggs on plants in a way that
reflects the suitability of each plant species for larval development. Empirical studies …

The current approach for studying host selection by phytophagous insects is mainly based
on optimal oviposition theory, ie the preference–performance hypothesis. Almost no …

" This volume captures the state-of-the-art in the study of insect-plant interactions, and marks
the transformation of the field into evolutionary biology. The contributors present integrative …

Plants respond to insect attack with the induction of volatiles that function as indirect plant
defenses through the attraction of natural enemies to the herbivores. Despite the fact that …

The beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, is a major lepidopteran pest of global importance
in cultivation of numerous crops including cotton, maize, soybean, onion, cabbage, and …

Exotic plants may act as population sinks or evolutionary traps for native herbivores. The
native butterfly Pieris oleracea lays eggs on garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, but larvae …

Insect ryanodine receptors (RyRs) are the targets of diamide insecticides. Two point
mutations G4946E and I4790M (numbering according to Plutella xylostella, PxRyR) in the …

1. A substantial amount of research on host‐plant selection by insect herbivores is focused
around the preference–performance hypothesis (PPH). To date, the majority of studies have …

Nitrogen (N) is one of the most critical chemical elements for plant and animal growth,
exerting a variety of bottom‐up effects. Development and oviposition of the beet armyworm …