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Overall, maize plants infected with S. kunkelii negatively impacted multiple fitness-related traits of D. maidis, suggesting that pathogen-induced changes in host plant quality may substantially reduce vector population performance.
The rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) is recognised as one of the most polyphagous and extremely destructive pests of stored cereal grains worldwide. It develops under a wide range of environmental conditions, however, there have been some indications about alterations in specimen morphology when observed across popu...
Tritrophic interactions among host plants, herbivores and parasitoids can influence biological control efficacy, yet plant-mediated effects on parasitoid performance against the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, are poorly understood. We evaluated the effects of maize and castor on the life-history traits,...
Understanding how environmental conditions and symbiotic infections shape mosquito biology is essential for predicting vectorial capacity and optimizing control strategies. Here, we investigated the effects of larval density and Wolbachia infection (wMel and wAlbB) on wing morphometry and key life-history traits of Aed...
The pink stem borer, Sesamia inferens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a polyphagous and destructive pest of major cereal crops, causing substantial yield losses. Biology, age-stage survival and reproductive potential of S. inferens were evaluated using the age-stage, two-sex life table approach. Under controlled laborator...
The rice leaf beetle, Oulema oryzae, is a pest across eastern Asia and eastern Russia; both its larval and adult stages cause considerable yield losses through foliar consumption. Its obligate diapause ensures population persistence through adverse seasons, but this strategy also hampers outbreak predictability and com...
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