Early-instar caterpillars experience very high and often very variable mortality; if it is density
dependent, it can be a key factor in outbreak dynamics. Plant physical and chemical …

Now more than ever researchers provide more and more evidence that it is necessary to
develop an ecologically friendly approach to pest control. This is reflected in a sharp …

Abstract The Siberian moth, Dendrolimus sibiricus is a dangerous forest defoliator, the
number one pest of boreal forests in Asia. Search for effective and ecologically friendly …

The phenological synchrony between the emergence of overwintering herbivorous insects
and the budding of host plants is considered a crucial factor in the population dynamics of …

Gypsy moth Lymantria dispar L. 1758 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is one of the most dangerous
forest pests of the Holarctic region. Outbreaks of gypsy moth populations lead to significant …

Baculoviruses are food-borne microbial pathogens that are ingested by insects on
contaminated foliage. Oxidation of plant-derived phenolics, activated by insect feeding, can …

The most commonly studied invertebrate viruses are those that frequently cause overt
disease in their hosts. The chapter presents many of the examples that involve insect pests …

Global warming is affecting the phenological cycles of plants and animals, altering the
complex synchronization that has co‐evolved over thousands of years between interacting …

Temperature and food quality are the most important environmental factors determining the
performance of herbivorous insects. The objective of our study was to evaluate the …

Relationships were analyzed among the energy-related characteristics of feed consumption
by caterpillars of the spongy moth (also known as gypsy moth) Lymantria dispar L., survival …