Upon herbivore attack, plants emit herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). HIPVs can
prime defences and resistance of intact plants. However, how HIPVs are decoded and …

Fungicides or insecticides are popular means of controlling a variety of pathogens and
insect pests; however, they can cause harmful effects on both human health and the …

Attack by herbivores is a major biotic stress limiting the soybean crop production. Plant
defenses against caterpillars include the production of secondary metabolites such as …

Plant secondary (or specialized) metabolites mediate important interactions in both the
rhizosphere and the phyllosphere. If and how such compartmentalized functions interact to …

Mosquitoes are unquestionably the most medic arthropod vectors of disease. Culex pipiens,
usually defined as a common house mosquito, is a well-known carrier of several virus …

The stink bug complex includes some of the most important soybean pests worldwide.
Among these insects, Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood)(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is known …

Background Spodoptera frugiperda is a serious pest that causes devastating losses to many
major crops, including corn, rice, sugarcane, and peanut. Camptothecin (CPT) is a bioactive …

Insect pests such as Anticarsia gemmatalis cause defoliation and yield losses. Soybean
breeding has obtained resistant genotypes, however the mechanism remains unknown …

To identify the effects of poplar secondary metabolites on Lymantria dispar, six poplar
secondary metabolites (ie, caffeic acid, salicin, rutin, quercetin, flavone, and catechol) and …

Plants produce a wide variety of bioactive compounds with insecticidal properties, such as
secondary metabolites capable of interfering with the nutrition and reproduction of pest …