Kairomones are chemical signals that mediate interspecific interactions beneficial to
organisms that detect the cues. These attractants can be individual compounds or mixtures …

Modern biological control practitioners must increasingly demonstrate a level of rigor that
can only be achieved through use of effective methodological tools such as modeling …

Complementary resource use and redundancy of species that fulfill the same ecological role
are two mechanisms that can respectively increase and stabilize process rates in …

The generalist egg parasitoid Anastatus bifasciatus (Geoffroy)(Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) is
the most prevalent egg parasitoid of the invasive Halyomorpha halys (Stål)(Hemiptera …

The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is an alien pest native to East Asia,
which in the past two decades has invaded USA, Europe and other countries around the …

This chapter investigates the chemical complexity encountered by parasitoids while
searching for suitable hosts, and their foraging strategies to cope with this complexity. First, it …

Abstract Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is an invasive citrus pest that colonizes young
flush shoots and spreads huanglongbing, a lethal citrus disease. Effects of D. citri colony …

Chemical information influences the behaviour of many animals, thus affecting species
interactions. Many animals forage for resources that are heterogeneously distributed in …

The nectar provision hypothesis predicts that the introduction of nectar-producing plants in
agroecosystems benefits parasitoid populations in the field and enhances biological control …

Biological control of pests in agroecosystems could be enhanced by combining multiple
natural enemies. However, this approach might also compromise the control efficacy …