Highly coevolved pollination mutualism accompanied by reciprocal diversification has been known in only two plant genera, Ficus (Moraceae) and Yucca (Agavaceae), which are pollinated exclusively by obligate seed-parasitic wasps and moths, respectively. An additional, highly diversified, species-specific pollination mutualism between a monoecious tree genus, Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae), and a mot...

Here, we report the first detection of North American leaf-mining moth Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on black locust Robinia pseudoacacia (Fabaceae) in Primorsky Krai (the Russian Far East) July 2022. Overall, six moths were reared from leaf mines and identified based adult morphology (forewing pattern male genitalia) three them DNA barcoding. Descriptio...

Litchi is affected by number of pests, among them litchi fruit borer (LFB), Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) serious one which causes considerable yield loss. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy different options for management LFB. The research work was conducted in an orchard at Gopalpur under Tangail district Bangladesh consecutively two seasons manage LFB us...

Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, the citrus-leafminer, is an important pest of citrus worldwide. Knowledge of natural parasitism levels is fundamental to the establishment of tactics of management and control of this species. This work aimed to evaluate the parasitism in two citrus orchards, one of ‘Montenegrina’ (Citrus deliciosa Ten.) and the other of ‘Murcott’ (C. sinensis (L.) Osbeck x C. r...