New research uncovers the surprising role of plant scents in insect diets and evolution especially butterflies and moths.

A new study introduces the "Salient Aroma Hypothesis," which explains how varying plant aromas, particularly those released ...

Certain Insects lay their eggs in specific plant tissues, causing the formation of a protuberance that nourishes the insect larva. How does the insect induce the plant to grow this abnormal tissue?

"We found insect and plant CHCs to be quite different from ... In the first group, the interaction was the same as it had ...

The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and ...

They are particularly interested in the chemical mechanisms underlying beneficial interactions between species (mutualisms ... including drought and herbivory, affect plant-insect food webs in Great ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 59, No. 2 (Jun., 1976), pp. 199-203 (5 pages) Eighty plants of Sarracenia minor Walt from Alachua County, Florida, were examined for insect prey and living insect ...

Endophytes are microorganisms that live inside plants. Some of these organisms ... in an endophytic fungus whose role in poplar-insect interactions is still largely unexplored," says first ...

Scientists turned discarded aloe vera waste peels into natural insecticides that may help protect crops, reduce pollution, ...

Kelsey Coffman, assistant professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, has received the Insects 2024 Young Investigator Award. This award recognizes Coffman’s ...

Natural insect predators, such as spined soldier bugs and mantises, show potential in controlling spotted lanternfly populations in the U.S., offering a sustainable alternative to chemical methods.

“It also highlights the critical role of plant volatiles, or scents, in shaping insect-plant interactions and evolutionary adaptations.” To determine whether plant scent may have driven ...