Plants and insects have been co-existing for more than 400 million years, leading to intimate
and complex relationships. Throughout their own evolutionary history, plants and insects …

The displacement of a species from a habitat by actions of another is the most severe
outcome of interspecific interactions. This review focuses on recent developments in the …

Facultative bacterial endosymbionts are associated with many arthropods and are primarily
transmitted vertically from mother to offspring. However, phylogenetic affiliations suggest that …

Maternally inherited bacterial symbionts are present in many, if not most, insect species.
While there is rapidly accumulating evidence that facultative, heritable symbionts often …

Symbioses are significant drivers of insect evolutionary ecology. Despite recent findings that
these associations can emerge from environmentally derived bacterial precursors, there is …

Simple Summary Rickettsia is a maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacterium that infects
most insect species. In the current study, we investigated the biological and physiological …

There is growing evidence that microorganisms are important 'hidden players' in insect–
plant interactions. Insect symbionts can directly affect these interactions by providing insects …

Pathogen-mediated interactions between insect vectors and their host plants can affect
herbivore fitness and the epidemiology of plant diseases. While the role of plant quality and …

Simple Summary Whiteflies are one of the most important and widespread pests in the
world. In South America, the currently most important species occurring are Bemisia afer …

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) harbors several bacterial
symbionts. Among the secondary (facultative) symbionts, Hamiltonella has high prevalence …