Host-Plant Selection Behavior of Ophraella communa, a Biocontrol Agent of the Invasive Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Fighting neobiota with neobiota: Consider it more often and do it more rigorously

(2022) Yan Sun et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Population differentiation in response to temperature in Ophraella communa: Implication for the biological control of Ambrosia artemisiifolia

(2021) Maria Litto et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Intraspecific interaction of host plants leads to concentrated distribution of a specialist herbivore through metabolic alterations in the leaves

(2021) Haruna Ohsaki et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Cooperative herbivory between two important pests of rice

(2021) Qingsong Liu et al.   Nature Communications

How to better predict long-term benefits and risks in weed biocontrol: an evolutionary perspective

(2020) Heinz Müller-Schärer et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Olfactory co‐receptor is involved in host recognition and oviposition in Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

(2020) Chao Ma et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Evaluation of Brassicaceae Seedlings as Trap Plants for Bagrada Hilaris Burmeister in Caper Bush Cultivations

(2020) Mokhtar Abdulsattar Arif et al.   Sustainability

Host Range of Herpetogramma basalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a Biological Control Agent for the Invasive Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides (Centrospermae: Amaranthaceae) in China

(2019) Shihai Chu et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE

Review of the biology and ecology of a ragweed leaf beetle, Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), which is a biological control agent of an invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asterales: Asteraceae)

(2018) Hong Geun Kim et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Volatile unsaturated hydrocarbons emitted by seedlings of Brassica species provide host location cues to Bagrada hilaris

(2018) Salvatore Guarino et al.   PLoS One

Contemporary evolution of host plant range expansion in an introduced herbivorous beetleOphraella communa

(2016) Y. Fukano et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Differences in learning and memory of host plant features between specialist and generalist phytophagous insects

(2015) Daniel H. Tapia et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Origins and genetic diversity of the ragweed beetles, Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), that were introduced into Italy and Japan based on an analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequence data

(2015) Yudai NISHIDE et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY

Trade-offs in host choice of an herbivorous insect based on parasitism and larval performance

(2015) Shannon M. Murphy et al.   OECOLOGIA

Origins and genetic diversity of the ragweed beetles, Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), that were introduced into Italy and Japan based on an analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequence data

(2015) Yudai NISHIDE et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY

Control of the invasive weedAmbrosia artemisiifoliawithOphraella communaandEpiblema strenuana

(2014) Zhong-Shi Zhou et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Rapid evolution of an introduced insectOphraella communa LeSage in new environments: temporal changes and geographical differences in photoperiodic response

(2014) Koichi Tanaka et al.   ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Experience-based modulation of behavioural responses to plant volatiles and other sensory cues in insect herbivores

(2014) P. ANDERSON et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Ophraella communa,the ragweed leaf beetle, has successfully landed in Europe: fortunate coincidence or threat?

(2014) H Müller-Schärer et al.   WEED RESEARCH

Implications of individual variation in insect behavior for host specificity testing in weed biocontrol

(2013) Melanie L. Haines et al.   BIOCONTROL

Population abundance and host use pattern ofOphraella communa(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in its native and introduced range

(2013) Yuya Fukano et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Effect of adult females' predation risk on oviposition site selection in a water strider

(2013) Hiroyuki Hirayama et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Diamondback Moth Ecology and Management: Problems, Progress, and Prospects

(2012) Michael J. Furlong et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Reevaluation of biosecurity ofOphraella communaagainst sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

(2011) Zhong-Shi Zhou et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Perception of plant volatile blends by herbivorous insects – Finding the right mix

(2011) Toby J.A. Bruce et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Seasonal abundance of exotic leaf beetle Orphraella communa LeSage (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on two different host plants

(2010) Takahisa Miyatake et al.   APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY

Host specificity of Euops chinesis, a potential biological control agent of Fallopia japonica, an invasive plant in Europe and North America

(2010) Yangzhou Wang et al.   BIOCONTROL

Variation in cold hardiness among geographic populations of the ragweed beetle, Ophraella communa LeSage (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae), in China

(2010) Zhong-Shi Zhou et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

A meta-analysis of preference-performance relationships in phytophagous insects

(2010) Sofia Gripenberg et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Oviposition behavior and offspring performance in herbivorous insects: consequences of climatic and habitat heterogeneity

(2010) Timothy C. Bonebrake et al.   OIKOS

Choice versus no-choice test interpretation and the role of biology and behavior in parasitoid host specificity tests

(2009) Tara J. Murray et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Behavioural responses of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, to host (stored-grain) and non-host plant volatiles

(2009) Donald A Ukeh et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE