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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The Plant as a Habitat for Entomophagous Insects
Advances in Botanical Research, Volume 81, Year 2017
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Populations of herbivorous insects are naturally consumed by other predacious or predatory insect species. These entomophagous insects are thus plant-dwelling organisms that use the plant for several vital functions and are affected by plant traits at the evolutionary, organism and population levels. Many entomophagous species are used for the biological control of insect pests worldwide. The aim of this chapter is to provide an exhaustive review of mechanisms underlying the interactions between plants and entomophagous insects, including those governing life history traits at the individual level, as well as those acting on population and community structure and dynamics. We detail how properties of host-infested plants determine parasitism behaviour, development (in the case of parasitoids) and nectar consumption by adult entomophagous insects. We detail how plants respond to and benefit from natural enemies attacking insect herbivores. We also illustrate how plant architecture, the vegetation communities and their climatic correlates can influence predator and parasitoid behaviour and populations. This chapter considers the biology and ecology of the interactions and mentions some implications for the biological control of plant pests. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Authors & Co-Authors
Kaiser, Laure
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ode, Paul J.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
van Nouhuys, Saskya
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Calatayud, Paul André
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Kenya, Nairobi
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Colazza, Stefano
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Cortesero, Anne Marie
France, Le Rheu
Institut de Genetique, Environnement et Protection Des Plantes
van Baaren, Joan
France, Rennes
Université de Rennes
Statistics
Citations: 26
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/bs.abr.2016.09.006
ISSN:
00652296
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study