The spread of invasive species often follows a jump-dispersal pattern. While jumps are
typically fostered by humans, local dispersal can occur due to the specific traits of a species …

Spatially driven turnover in species composition and relative abundance drives gamma
diversity in all ecosystems. Assemblages of nocturnal Lepidoptera in rainforests are …

Simple Summary The casuarina moth, Lymantria xylina Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Erebidae),
may become a major invasive pest similar to Lymantria dispar Linnaeus (Lepidoptera …

Temperature and food quality are the most important environmental factors determining the
performance of herbivorous insects. The objective of our study was to evaluate the …

Simple Summary The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a devastating pest for
multiple crops, especially corn. Transgenic corn producing Cry and Vip3A insecticidal …

Spodoptera frugiperda has emerged as a major invasive pest worldwide. The utilization of
chemical pesticides not only poses numerous ecological concerns but also fosters …

Ash (Fraxinus spp.) is in rapid decline across the northeastern USA due to the invasive
emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire). Three recently co-occurring confamilial …

Simple Summary The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury)(Lepidoptera: Erebidae,
Arctiidae), is a major invasive pest of China. Although it has spread from Dandong City …

The biological characteristics of Lymantria xylina Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), a moth
that threatens coastal forests in Fuzhou, China, are closely linked to its spread risk. To …

Most of our understanding of the effects of climate warming on insect body size comes from
laboratory experiments. Whether these studies predict patterns in nature is largely unknown …