Abstract Studies have reported the presence of certain Plusiinae species in both natural and agricultural landscapes, but their turnover association with activities remains unexplored. Aiming to understand how assemblages are structured by occupation climate, this study used automated light traps sampled moths 18 sites Brazil, across a broad latitudinal gradient. Our data has demonstrated that ...

Interspecific arms races between cuckoos and their hosts have produced remarkable examples of mimicry, with parasite eggs evolving to match host egg appearance and so evade removal by hosts. Certain bronze-cuckoo species, however, lay eggs that are cryptic rather than mimetic. These eggs are coated in a low luminance pigment that camouflages them within the dark interiors of hosts' nests. We in...

Virulence of avian brood parasites can trigger a coevolutionary arms race, which favours rejection of parasitic eggs or chicks by host parents, and in turn leads to mimicry in parasite eggs or chicks [1-7]. The appearance of host offspring is critical to enable host parents to detect parasites. Thus, increasing accuracy of parasites' mimicry can favour a newly emerged host morph to escape paras...

Headed cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) is a leafy vegetable facing enormous damage by insect pests. To deal with these insects, chemical control remains the main method used its harmful consequences on environment and human health. The objective of this study to evaluate effects intercropping head field mint (Mentha arvensis white verbena (Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown) pests yield. So, trial ...

Short-term greenhouse studies with soybean (Glycine max cv. Bragg) were used to examine interactions between the soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) and two other common pests of soybean, the stem canker fungus (Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora) and the soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens), a lepidopterous defoliator. Numbers of cyst nematode juveniles in roots and numbers of cys...