Many insect species have circadian rhythms of pheromone production/titer, calling,
emission, and response that are involved in intraspecific communication and impact pest …

Simple Summary The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, is a polyphagous, sap-feeder
that causes significant economic damage in several field crops, especially cotton …

Abstract Background Helopeltis cinchonae (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a major pest of tea
plantations in Asia. Conventional control of pests with pesticides is unsustainable …

Harmful insects include pests of crops and storage goods, and vectors of human and animal
diseases. Throughout their history, humans have been fighting them using diverse methods …

BACKGROUND The tarnished plant bug Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) is
considered the most damaging pest of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in the mid‐southern …

Abstract Lygus bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) can damage economically important crop plants
by feeding on their active growing points, such as the apical meristem and buds, and …

Pheromone binding proteins (PBPs) are well studied in lepidopteran moths and are
considered to be crucial in detection of sex pheromones as well as some green leaf …

Abstract Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, the invasive South American leafminer
Phthorimaea absoluta is the most damaging tomato pest. Females of the pest can reproduce …

BACKGROUND The plant bug, Apolygus lucorum Meyer‐Dür, has begun a resurgence and
has become a key pest in cotton in northern China, with the wide‐scale adoption of …

Mating induces behavioral and physiological changes in the plant bug Lygus hesperus
Knight (Hemiptera: Miridae). After receiving seminal products, which include the systemic …