Flowers at times host abundant and specialized communities of bacteria and fungi that
influence floral phenotypes and interactions with pollinators. Ecological processes drive …

Fungal secondary metabolites (FSMs) are capable of manipulating plant community
dynamics by inhibiting or facilitating the establishment of co‐habitating organisms. Although …

Honeybees are well recognised for their key role in plant reproduction as pollinators. On the
other hand, their activity may vector some pathogens, such as the bacterium Erwinia …

The transmission of many animal and plant diseases relies on the behavior of arthropod
vectors. In particular, the specific preference for infected or uninfected hosts observed in …

Plants can be severely affected by insect herbivores and phytopathogenic fungi, but
interactions between these plant antagonists are poorly understood. We analysed the …

We report on the discovery and characterization of a novel Fusarium species that produced
yellow-orange pseudoflowers on Xyris spp.(yellow-eyed grass; Xyridaceae) growing in the …

Insect pollinators acquire microorganisms when they visit flowers for nutrients. The
interactions that occur at the floral interface are complex with three participants–pollinators …

Pseudoflower formation is arguably the rarest outcome of a plant-fungus interaction. Here
we report on a novel putative floral mimicry system in which the pseudoflowers are …

Molecular mimicry is one of the evolutionary strategies that parasites use to manipulate the
host metabolism and perform an effective infection. This phenomenon has been observed in …

This document, in two parts, evaluates the behavioural aspects of plants as a food source for
mosquitoes. First is a summary of the established basics of mosquito plant feeding. These …