• openAccess   Induction of plant defenses: the added value of zoophytophagous predators 

      Pérez-Hedo, Meritxell; bouagga, sarra; Xiaoning Zhang, Nina; Moerkens, Rob; Messelink, Gerben J.; Jaques , Josep A.; Flors, Victor; Broufas, George; Urbaneja, Alberto; Pappas, Maria L. Springer (2022-05-13)
      Several biological control agents of the hemipteran insect families Miridae, Anthocoridae and Pentatomidae, as well as mites of the family Phytoseiidae are known as zoophytophagous predators, a subset of omnivores, which ...
    • closedAccess   Predators marked with chemical cues from one prey have increased attack success on another prey species 

      Van Maanen, Roos; Broufas, George; De Jong, Paulien; Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina; Revynthi, Alexandra; Sabelis, Maurice W.; Janssen, Arne Wiley (2015)
      1. To reduce the risk of being eaten by predators, prey alter their morphology or behaviour. This response can be tuned to the current danger if chemical or other cues associated with predators inform the prey about the ...