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Immune enhancement may explain reduced parasitoid performance when hosts are reared on toxic plants.

Taxon
toxic plantse7
Interactor
parasitoide7biocontrol_agent
Outcome
reduced parasitoid performancee7
Qualifier
immune enhancemente7

Verbatim

e7

“Importantly, our data also suggest an alternative mechanism (i.e. immune enhancement) for reduced parasitoid performance when reared from hosts on toxic plants via tritrophic interactions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1847–2034

Title

Toxin or medication? Immunotherapeutic effects of nicotine on a specialist caterpillar

Michael Garvey; Justin Bredlau; Karen Kester; et al. Functional Ecology 2020. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13743

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Poor performance of a parasitoid in a simple laboratory trial may justify disregarding that species.

Taxon
cucumbersCucumis sativuse1
Outcome
disregard this speciese6

Verbatim

e1

“in glasshouse cucumbers”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 172–195
e6

“bad performance of an aphid parasitoid species in a simple laboratory trial might be sufficient evidence to disregard this species”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1056–1186

Title

Evaluation of four aphidiine parasitoids for biological control of Aphis gossypii

M. J. van Steenis Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 1995. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1995.tb01921.x

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Other non-GS chemicals are likely responsible for the decline in insect performance and affect the parasitoid more strongly than the host.

Taxon
Brassica oleraceaBrassica oleraceae2
Compound
other non-GS chemicalse1
Outcome
decline in insect performancee1
Qualifier
these chemicals affect the parasitoid more strongly than the hoste1

Verbatim

e1

“This result suggests that, in addition to aliphatic GS, other non-GS chemicals are responsible for the decline in insect performance, and that these chemicals affect the parasitoid more strongly than the host”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1566–1774
e2

“when reared on two cultivated (CYR and STH) and three wild (KIM, OH, and WIN) populations of cabbage, Brassica oleracea”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 395–514

Title

Population-Related Variation in Plant Defense more Strongly Affects Survival of an Herbivore than Its Solitary Parasitoid Wasp

Jeffrey A. Harvey; Rieta Gols Journal of Chemical Ecology 2011. doi:10.1007/s10886-011-0024-3

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A mixture of 2nd and 3rd instar nymphs of Aulacorthum solani is adequate for rearing Praon volucre.

Taxon
lettuceLactuca sativae0
Treatment
a mixture of 2 nd and 3 rd instar nymphs of A. solanie1
Interactor
Praon volucrePraon volucret0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
rearing this parasitoide1

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t0

“Performance of the parasitoid Praon volucre in Aulacorthum solani at five temperatures”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–86
e0

“a leaf disc of lettuce”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 460–482
e1

“a mixture of 2 nd and 3 rd instar nymphs of A. solani is adequate for rearing this parasitoid”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1526–1619

Title

Performance of the parasitoid Praon volucre in Aulacorthum solani at five temperatures

D. Bastos Silva; Vanda Helena Paes Bueno; Marcus Vinícius Sampaio; et al. Bulletin of insectology 2015

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The authors suggest that conditioning natural enemies in rearing environments may increase their activity and performance.

Taxon
Solenostemon scutellarioidesColeus scutellarioidese0
Treatment
modifying rearing environments to condition natural enemies to target crops prior to releasee3
Outcome
natural enemy activity and performancee3

Verbatim

e0

“Green and yellow-leafed coleus plants, Solenostemon scutellarioides (L.) Codd, were studied”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–91
e3

“modifying rearing environments to condition natural enemies to target crops prior to release may increase natural enemy activity and performance”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1196–1340

Title

Effects of plant architecture on the attack rate of Leptomastix dactylopii (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)

Raymond A. Cloyd Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System) 1999

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Releases of T. radiata made a week or more after spraying are suggested to have lower impact on its establishment and performance.

Taxon
citrusCitruse2
Outcome
releases are made after a week from spray applicatione3
Qualifier
a lower impact on its establishment and performancee3

Verbatim

e2

“of sprays on citrus trees in the orchard”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 685–725
e3

“suggesting a lower impact on its establishment and performance if releases are made after a week from spray application”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1695–1814

Title

Topical and field‐tested residual effects of globally used insecticides on the parasitoid Tamarixia radiata released against the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri

Gabriel Rodrigo Rugno; Jawwad A. Qureshi Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 2023. doi:10.1111/eea.13381

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The authors conclude that EPNs and Trichogramma together can play a crucial role in controlling the three corn borers.

Outcome
control the three corn borerse0

Verbatim

e0

“EPN and Trichogramma together can play a crucial role to control the three corn borers”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1674–1760

Title

Field performance of entomopathogenic nematodes and an egg parasitoid for suppression of corn borers in Egypt

N. E. El-Wakeil; M. A. Hussein Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 2006. doi:10.1080/03235400600999422

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Nectar plants should be tested on multiple response variables and on both pest and natural enemy.

Taxon
nectar plantse6
Outcome
test multiple response variablese6

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e6

“The contrasting effects of this set of plants illustrate the need to test multiple response variables and effects on both pest and natural enemy when seeking optimal nectar plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1412–1591

Title

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) selectively attracts and enhances the performance of Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella

Yanting Chen; Jun Mao; Olivia L. Reynolds; et al. Scientific Reports 2020. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-62021-y

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Claim · model-written summary

Cnidium monnieri and Ocimum basilicum are promising nectary plants for enhancing biological control of insect pests in maize cropping systems.

Taxon
C. monnieri and O. basilicumOcimum basilicumCnidium monnierie0
Outcome
biological control of insect peste0
Setting
maize cropping systemse0

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e0

“C. monnieri and O. basilicum are promising nectary plants for integration into maize cropping systems to enhance biological control of insect pest”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2041–2187

Title

Several flowering plant species enhance parasitoid performance without benefiting host pests: Implications for conservation biological control in maize agroecosystems

Yuanyuan Miao; Xinyi Zhai; Huihui Chen; et al. Biological Control 2025. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105907

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Reduced leaf hydrogen peroxide and enhanced volatile emission are proposed as the mechanism behind aphid suppression on potato.

Outcome
aphid suppressione7
Qualifier
reduced leaf hydrogen peroxide and enhanced the emission of defensive volatilese6

Verbatim

e0

“evaluated potato plants treated with SiNPs (0.25–1 mM) at four developmental stages”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 146–229
e6

“SiNPs reduced leaf hydrogen peroxide and enhanced the emission of defensive volatiles (caryophyllene, longifolene, and phenol)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 647–773
e7

“providing a mechanistic basis for the observed aphid suppression and increased parasitoid activity”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 775–873

Title

Silica Nanoparticles Modulate Potato Defense and Tritrophic Interactions in a Growth-Stage-Dependent Manner: Effects on Myzus persicae Performance and Natural Enemy Behavior

Jianye Zhao; Jamin Ali; Mengchen Geng; et al. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2026. doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.5c15853

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