Recent studies have highlighted the importance of these microbial communities in enhancing insect survival, promoting detoxification processes, and influencing interactions with plants and other ...

An interaction may benefit both individuals ... Carnivorous plants, such as the Venus fly trap and the pitcher plant, consume insects. Pitcher plants catch their prey in a pool of water containing ...

blurring the lines between plant and insect adaptations. The study’s implications extend beyond ant-plant interactions, potentially influencing our understanding of other ecological relationships.

Mariana Abarca is an insect ecologist studying plant-insect interactions from a global change perspective. Insects are one of the most diverse groups of living organisms both in terms of species ...

In this intricate plant-insect interaction, seeds with specialized structures called elaiosomes entice ants with fatty, nutrient-rich rewards. Once in the nest, ants remove the elaiosome and leave ...

Insect-pollination of flowering plants is responsible for the majority of the world’s flowering diversity and is an essential part of plant reproduction. Flowers have bright colours, smells and ...

Most modern gymnosperms—conifers and gingkoes, for instance—rely on the wind to spread their pollen. For some gymnosperms called cycads, insects serve as their pollen shuttle service, and did so long ...

Doctoral student Nicole Soper Gorden receives National Science Foundation dissertation grant UMass Amherst Report Though summer’s flowers appear delicate and carefree to us, in fact plants ...

The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena investigates the role, diversity and characteristics of chemical signals which control the interactions between organisms and their ... Their ...

The findings, recently published in the journal New Phytologist, suggest multiple insect herbivore lineages have fed off gum trees, which are plants in the well-known Australian genus Eucalyptus ...

Pollok’s Lab, the UD Plant Diagnostic Clinic, receives plant samples from homeowners, farmers and nurseries across Delaware and surrounding states. The team examines them for issues such as viruses, ...