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Betula species as host plants for various insects parasitized by braconids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Serbia

Biologica Nyssana, 2010
This work presents braconid wasps which can be found on insects attacking birches, especially Betula alba and B. pubescens (Betulaceae) which are autochthonous in Serbia.
Stanković, S., Žikić, V., Ilić, M.
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Plants and Insect Eggs: First Report of a Katydid Using a Fern as Host for Oviposition

New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 1, March 2026.
Ferns are the second most diverse lineage of vascular plants worldwide and are particularly abundant in tropical forests. However, the ecological significance of such remarkable diversity has been often underestimated. In this article, we report for the first time the observation of ferns, specifically Polytaenium cajenense (Desv.) Benedict ...
Rafael P. Farias, Maria V. P. Q. Ramos, Danielle F. Cardoso, Ana P. T. Barreto, Evelyn S. Silva, Klaus‐Gerhard Heller   +5 more
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L'impact du miellat de puceron au niveau des relations tritrophiques entre les plantes-hôtes, les insectes ravageurs et leurs ennemis naturels [PDF]

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2009
Aphid honeydew impact on the tritrophic relationships between host-plants, phytophagous insects and their natural enemies. Tritrophic relations between plants, phytophagous insects and beneficials are based on the presence of chemical cues in the ...
Leroy P., Capella Q., Haubruge E.
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Detection of refuge from enemies through phenological mismatching in multitrophic interactions requires season-wide estimation of host abundance [PDF]

The concept of ‘‘enemy-free space’’ (EFS) refers to ways of living that reduce or eliminate the vulnerability of a species to natural enemies. It has been invoked to explain host shifts of phytophagous insects.
Jong, P.W., de, Kerstes, N.A.G.
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An Apple a Day Does Not Keep the Weevils Away: Enhancing Vine Weevil Monitoring With Fruit‐Based Volatiles

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 2, Page 168-178, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus Fabricius; Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an economically important pest of soft fruit and ornamental crops worldwide. Despite extensive research over three decades, the development of an effective semiochemical lure to improve monitoring for this pest remains a challenge.
Eugenia Fezza, Joe M. Roberts, David R. Hall, Steven J. Harte, Daniel P. Bray, Toby J. A. Bruce, Lael E. Walsh, Michael T. Gaffney, Tom W. Pope   +8 more
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Ant nests found in mature pods of Cassia fistula L. and the extended phenotype of herbivores as house to opportunistic twig dwellers

Entomological Communications
Ants can present specialized or opportunistic nesting habits; the latter not being restricted to a single or a narrow set of host species in an ecological interaction.
Felipe G. Gonçalves, Maycon R. Silva, Gustavo Tsujimoto, José M. S. Bento, Marcoandre Savaris   +4 more
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Food, shelter or competitors? Overlapping of life stages and host plant selection in a Neotropical stink bug species

Journal of Plant Interactions, 2017
Phytophagous insects may choose host plants based on conditions that enhance offspring performance. However, some insect species may also select plants based on attributes that enhance their own performance regardless of the consequences for offspring ...
R. R. Moura, P. V. A. Ribeiro, B. G. Pereira, A. Quero, R. L. Carvalho, D. C. Oliveira   +5 more
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Behavioral Ecology of an Invasive Species: Habitat and Mate Preference(s) in Drosophila Suzukii [PDF]

, 2017
The invasive Spotted-Wing fruit fly, Drosophila suzukii, has inflicted substantial economic losses to the soft-fruit agriculture industry worldwide due to the ability of females in this species to use a large, serrated ovipositor to cut the fruit’s skin ...
Buckiewicz, Natasha, Long, Tristan AF, Dr., Young, Yvonne   +2 more
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TRANSITION RATES BETWEEN SPECIALIZATION AND GENERALIZATION IN PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS [PDF]

Evolution, 2002
Although most species of animals exhibit specialized patterns of resource use, it is unclear whether specialization evolves at a faster rate than generalization. To test this hypothesis, transition rates toward specialization and toward generalization were estimated using phylogenies from 15 groups of phytophagous insects.
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