Natural enemies of herbivorous pests often use plant-provided signals to locate plants that carry potential prey. Particularly intriguing are so-called herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs), which various plants release in large quantities only when they are attacked by insects. I will discuss ways in which HIPVs can be exploited for crop protection, with a focus on our efforts to utilize...
Tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) are important biological control agents of herbivorous insect pests, yet their oviposition strategies and host selection mechanisms remain far less understood than those of hymenopteran parasitoids. Tachinids use both indirect and direct strategies, with the indirect ones (such as oviposition close to hosts or on host food plants) being notably more common...
Filth flies are a common problem in the livestock industry, having negative effects on the health and wellbeing of livestock and their caretakers, leading to economic losses. With an increasing need for integrative pest management that relies less on pesticides, focus is shifting more to biological control such as the use of parasitoids. This calls for detailed knowledge on the olfactory and...
