Elevated concentrations of atmospheric CO2 can alter plant secondary metabolites,which play important roles in the interactions among plants,herbivorous insects and natural enemies.However,few studies have examined th...
Insect parasitoids developing inside hosts face a true challenge: hosts are scattered in the field and their localization and selection require the use of complex and sometime confusing information. It was assumed for...
supported by the National Barley Industry Technology System of China(CARS-05)
Sitobion avenae(F.) and Rhopalosiphum padi(L.) are two important pests of wheat in China.They typically coexist in fields during the late period of wheat growth.Sulfoxaflor is a novel sulfoximine insecticide that demo...
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...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31272364,L1524009);Strategic Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2015-SM-C-02);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB11040200)
Dear Editor, Wheat aphids are serious pests in wheat growing areas of China, and can lead to from 10% to over 30% reduction in wheat production (Wang et al., 2006). The main wheat aphids are Sitobion avenae (Fabric...