Induced resistance (IR), which enables plants to increase their resilience against insect
pests and microbial pathogens by promoting their own immunity, has been recognized for its …

In recent years, the use of predatory mirid bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) in horticultural crops
has increased considerably. Mirid bugs are zoophytophagous predators, that is, they display …

Kairomones are chemical signals that mediate interspecific interactions beneficial to
organisms that detect the cues. These attractants can be individual compounds or mixtures …

Abstract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter)(Hemiptera: Miridae) is an important natural enemy of
several key arthropod pests. However, in tomato crop this predator can cause economic …

Highlights•HIPVs are classified into two categories: nonspecific-HIPVs and specific-
HIPVs.•There is no bioassay setup so versatile as to detect carnivore's response to HIPVs.• …

Protected tomatoes and sweet peppers are perhaps the crops whose use of augmentative
biological control is the most established in the Mediterranean basin. In both crops, most …

Repeated mass introductions of natural enemies have been widely used as a biological
control strategy in greenhouse systems when the resident population of natural enemies is …

When zoophytophagous mirids (Hemiptera: Miridae) feed on tomato plants they activate
both direct and indirect defense mechanisms, which include the release of herbivore …

Plant responses induced by zoophytophagous plant bugs (Miridae) have not been
thoroughly studied. Here, we show that three different zoophytophagous predators …

Many predatory insects that prey on herbivores also feed on the plant, but it is unknown
whether plants affect the performance of herbivores by responding to this phytophagy with …