Climate change and global warming are of great concern to agriculture worldwide and are
among the most discussed issues in today's society. Climate parameters such as increased …

Environmental stresses including salinity, drought, cold, warmer temperatures, alterations in
precipitation patterns, fluctuations of weather events, and increasing insect and disease …

Articles be understood only within the environmental context determined by the habitat-
ameliorating effects of these foundation species. These foundation species often depend on …

▪ Abstract This review examines potential impacts of transgenic cultivars on insect
population dynamics and evolution. Experience with classically bred, insecticidal cultivars …

Biological control provides an environmentally safe, cost-effective and energyefficient
means of pest control, either alone or as a component of integrated pest management. The …

The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), which periodically erupted in
tropical Asian rice before the 1960s, became a major threat after farmers adopted green …

The current concepts of host plant resistance to insects are reviewed in this book. The broad
coverage includes crop plant and insect diversity, mechanisms of insect-plant interactions …

Plants often release a blend of volatile organic compounds in response to damage by
herbivorous insects that may serve as cues to locate those herbivores by natural enemies …

Feeding on Non-Prey Resources by Natural Enemies Moshe Coll Reports on the
consumption of non-prey food sources, particularly plant materials, by predators and …

En la atmósfera con elevado CO2 que se espera para el próximo siglo, muchas especies de
insectos herbívoros se enfrentarán a plantas hospedadoras de menor calidad nutritiva, las …