supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31272089)。
Plant resistance against insects mainly depends on nutrient restriction and toxic metabolites, but the relative importance of nutrition and toxins remains elusive. We examined performance, nutrition ingestion, and tra...
We are grateful for the assistance of all the members in the Key Laboratory of Applied Entomology,Northwest A&F University at Yangling,Shaanxi,China.Funding of this research was partially supported by the follow-ing grants:the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31601691);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31272089);China Agriculture Research System(No.CARS-25-B-06).
Intraguild predation(IGP)has been commonly reported between predators and parasitoids used as biological control agents as predators consuming parasitoids within their hosts.However,the effect of parasitoid-mummy cons...
This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31601691 and 31272089).The authors thank Dr.Xue Shuang(Anyang In stitute of Tech no logy,Henan Province,China)for technical assistanee in dissecting genitalia.
The oriental armyworm,Mythimna separata(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)is a harmful pest which causes heavy loss in agricultural crops.Sex identification of M.separata is very important for understanding the biology and manage...
the National Basic Research Program of Ministry of Science and Technology,China(973 Program,2012CB114105);National Natural Science Foundation of China (31272089);China Agriculture Research System (CARS一25一B一06).
Natal rearing experience of animals may affect their behaviors,such as habitat selection and oviposition decision.As part of the overall fitness of insect parasitoids, successful host discrimination (distinguishing pa...
Banker plant system is a new biological control method,including banker plants,alternative food and beneficials.A non-pest herbivore is particularly favored for using as an alternative host for beneficials in this sys...