Diverse molecular processes regulate the interactions between plants and insect
herbivores. Here, we review genes and proteins that are involved in plant–herbivore …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by plant roots can influence the germination
and growth of neighbouring plants. However, little is known about the effects of root VOCs …

Laticifers are hypothesized to mediate both plant–herbivore and plant–microbe interactions.
However, there is little evidence for this dual function. We investigated whether the major …

Plants experience seasonal fluctuations in abiotic and biotic factors such as herbivore attack
rates. If and how root defense expression co-varies with seasonal fluctuations in abiotic …

Rare plant species are suggested to be less resistant to herbivores than common species.
Their lower apparency and the fact that they often live in isolated populations, resulting in …

Plants produce complex mixtures of primary and secondary metabolites. Herbivores use
these metabolites as behavioral cues to increase their fitness. However, how herbivores …

In the darkness of the soil matrix, the larva of the western corn rootworm (WCR) Diabrotica
virgifera virgifera LeConte relies on chemical cues to locate and accept its host plant roots …

Plant neighbours can strongly influence the interactions between herbivores and focal
plants, for instance by providing food of different quality (consumptive effects) or by changing …

The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone produced by the
entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum are known to have pesticidal properties at …

BACKGROUND Wireworms (larvae of the click beetle, Elateridae) are a significant
agricultural pest, causing crop damage and reducing yields globally. Owing to the complex …