Given the current rate of human population growth, the mass breeding of insects for feed
and food is in full industrial development, as a more efficient and effective alternative to …

Connections between locusts and people date back millennia and locusts remain a major
food security challenge today throughout the world. Locust biology is often linked to abiotic …

Nitrogen (N) deposition has increased substantially since the second half of the 20th century
due to human activities. This increase of reactive N into the biosphere has major …

It is widely recognized that the release of nutrients by herbivores via their waste products
strongly impacts nutrient availability for autotrophs. The ratios of nitrogen (N) and …

This review explores the significance of consuming edible insects, as well as their use in the
food industry, agro-industry for animal husbandry, agricultural fertilizers and bio-pesticides …

Flavonoids are secondary metabolites that help plants resist insect attack, but pest insects
have evolved enzymes that reduce the toxicity of these secondary metabolites. We studied …

Abstract Although carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorous (P) stoichiometric ratios are
considered good indicators of nutrient excess/limitation and thus of ecosystem health, few …

The survival of insect herbivores on chemically defended plants may often depend on their
ability to metabolize these defense compounds. However, only little knowledge is available …

Background and aims Fires can alter the elemental stoichiometry of ecosystems, reflecting
altered patterns of biogeochemical cycling in the post-fire environment. However, elements …

Understanding the processing of limiting nutrients among organisms is an important goal of
community ecology. Less known is how human disturbances may alter the stoichiometric …