The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), is a well-known
agricultural pest in its native range, North and South America, and has become a major …

Plant defense responses against insect herbivores are induced through wound-induced
signaling and the specific perception of herbivore-associated molecular patterns (HAMPs) …

Stomata play a central role in plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. Existing
knowledge regarding the roles of stomata in plant stress is centered on abiotic stresses and …

Diverse molecular processes regulate the interactions between insect herbivores and their
host plants. When plants are exposed to insects, elicitors induce plant defenses, and …

Acute and precise signal perception and transduction are essential for plant defense against
insects. Insect elicitors—that is, the biologically active molecules from insects' oral secretion …

The vast spectrum of inducible plant defenses can have direct negative effects on
herbivores, or indirect effects, for instance in the form of herbivore-induced plant volatiles …

Plants undergo dynamic metabolic changes at the cellular level upon insect infestation to
better defend themselves. Phenylpropanoids, a hub of secondary plant metabolites …

The CRISPR/Cas9 system is an efficient genome editing method that can be used in
functional genomics research. The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a serious …

The relationship between plants and insects is continuously evolving, and many insects rely
on biochemical strategies to mitigate the effects of toxic chemicals in their food plants …

For more than 350 million years, there have been ongoing dynamic interactions between
plants and insects. In several cases, insects cause-specific feeding damage with ensuing …