OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arthropod-Plant Interactions is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparison of floral traits in Calibrachoa cultivars and assessment of their impacts on attractiveness to flower-visiting insects	22
Application of ethylene synthesis inhibitor in arabica coffee on field infestation, preference, and performance of Hypothenemus hampei	18
Tomato plants selected to high levels of zingiberene influence herbivory and fecundity of Diabrotica speciosa	14
Aphid honeydew in intraguild interactions: enhancing predator mobility, foraging, and dynamics between Adalia bipunctata and Episyrphus balteatus	12
Host plant preference of Trioza erytreae on lemon and bitter orange plants	12
Pollen and leaf plant-hosts of Megachile (Austromegachile) susurrans (Megachilidae) in a temperate city: a leafcutter bee linked to papilionoid legumes?	11
Evaluating the effect of previous rhizophagy on intra-specific competitors belowground: a methodological proposal to Diabrotica speciosa (Germar)	11
Intercropping with aromatic plants enhances natural enemy communities facilitating pest suppression in tea plantations	10
Foraging behavior of Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on leaves of Thiloa glaucocarpa (Mart.) Eichler (Combretaceae) in a Brazilian seasonally dry tropical forest	9
Extrafloral nectaries exhibit dual ecological functions in a plant from the Brazilian Cerrado	9
Heat-stress induced sesquiterpenes of Chrysanthemum nankingense attract herbivores but repel herbivore feeding	9
Study of pesticidal activity of bioactive compounds of Desmonostoc alborizicum in improving the antioxidative activity of Glycine max to cowpea aphid	9
Consumption of nectar-like sugar solutions promotes longevity and fecundity in the ladybird beetles Harmonia axyridis and Hippodamia convergens	8
Valuation of agricultural production and pollination services in palm trees (Arecaceae) in the Amazon forest	8
Tailored midgut gene expression in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding on Zea mays indicates a tug of war	8
Metabolomic profiling reveals the anti-herbivore mechanism of rice (Oryza sativa) induced by silicon	8
Response of hybrid and landrace maize to foliar and root herbivore insects	7
Pest trap and natural enemy nursery merged in Lobularia maritima?	7
Host plant and habitat preferences of Lygus bugs: consequences for trap cropping applications	7
Native ants vary in their use of seeds from a recently introduced myrmecochorous exotic plant	7
Effect of physico-chemical properties of some pomegranate varieties from Tunisia on the infestation of fruits by Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller (Pyralidae) and Deudorix (Virachola) livia Klug (Lycaenid	7
Local and systemic effect of azadirachtin on host choice and feeding activity of Macrosiphum rosae on rose plants	7
Neighboring plants and core herbivores determine the importance of Swietenia macrophylla in the plant–herbivore network	6
Ants vs crabs: competition over seeds on a tropical island ecosystem	6
Impacts of Asteraceae pollen spines on bumble bee survival and larval growth	6

Predatory earwigs, Euborellia annulipes, use guava volatiles to find shelter and fruit-fly prey	6
Effects of foliar herbivory on the vegetative and reproductive traits of Malpighiaceae from Cerrado: when the ontogeny of leaves and flowers matters	6
Activity of essential oil from Stemodia viscosa Roxb against immature stages of Anopheles stephensi Liston, Aedes aegypti L and Culex quinquefasciatus say (Diptera: Culicidae)	6
Vulnerability of seedlings to herbivore and pathogen attack: the importance of plant vigor and plant nutritional quality in Hymenaea courbaril	6
A new species of phytophagous flower fly (Diptera, Syrphidae), feeding on holoparasitic broomrape plants (Orobanchaceae) for the first time in Europe	5
Pollination and floral insect visitors of non-native Crataegus monogyna Jacq and Crataegus mexicana DC (Rosaceae) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa	5
Quantitative trophic networks of insect gallers and their parasitoids in the hybrid oak complex Quercus magnoliifolia x Quercus resinosa	5
Behavioral response of zigzag ladybird beetle Cheilomenes sexmaculata to the HIPVs induced by cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii	5
Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization on tomato defense metabolites and population parameters of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)	5
Landscape heterogeneity affects pollen transport by pollinators in agroecosystems	5
Low fruit set in an endangered tree: pollination by exotic bumblebees and pollen resource for relictual native bees	5
Quality control of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii during long-term rearing on almond Prunus amygdalus pollen	5
Visual and chemical cues in the host plant selection of the melon ladybird Chnootriba elaterii (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	5
Influence of the parasitoid Cotesia vestalis on the distribution of diamondback moth larvae on cabbage plants	5
Multi-baiting YATLORf sex pheromone traps to optimize click beetle (Agriotes spp., Coleoptera: Elateridae) monitoring for low-cost IPM of wireworms	5
Buprestid trophic guilds differ in their structural role shaping ecological networks with their host plants	4
Tritrophic interactions among onion plant-Thrips tabaci- predators considering intercropping onion and safflower at different patterns	4
Amino and fatty acids contributing to antibiosis against Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in maize	4
Influence of elevation gradient on Cynipid galls and their associated insect communities: the case of Quercus rugosa (Fagaceae)	4
Comparison of the performance of Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on weed and cultivated plant species	4
Olfaction in phytophagous ladybird beetles: antennal sensilla and sensitivity to volatiles from host plants in Chnootriba elaterii	4
Dynamics of intraguild predation in coccinellids: molecular insights	4
Bumblebee floral neighbors promote nectar robbing in a hummingbird-pollinated plant species in Patagonia	4
Ovicidal and oviposition deterrence properties of Tabernaemontana divaricata (Apocynaceae) against Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus in Sri Lanka	4
Oviposition preferences of the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to pear HIPVs	4
Morphology and movement of Bulbophyllum hortorum (Orchidaceae) flowers enable selection of optimal-sized Dacini fruit fly males as pollinators	4
Natural enemy communities of aphids in alfalfa fields assessed through video recordings of sentinel cards in scenarios of contrasting aphid abundance	4
Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) is a good candidate for predation of Aleurodicus cocois (Curtis) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in cashew crop	4
Indirect plant defenses: volatile organic compounds and extrafloral nectar	4
Impact of caterpillars and plant-parasitic nematodes on Chinese tallow tree are more strongly affected by nematode density than by caterpillar identity	4
Challenges in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) quality and its relationship with crop management factors	4
TephritidBase: a genome visualization and gene expression database for tephritid flies	4
Juice chemical properties of 24 sorghum cultivars under varying levels of sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) infestation	4
Tephritid fruit flies and parasitoids associated with plants in the diverse Solanaceae family in northwestern Argentina	4
Ant mounds extend the duration of plant phenology events and enhance flowering success	4
Oil flowers and related oil-collecting bees: a 50-year timeline of knowledge and future directions	4
The effect of pro-ecological procedures and plant injury on the content of free phenolic acids in winter wheat and on the feeding and development of Oulema melanopus	4
Interaction between host plant morphological characteristics with life history of the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum	3
Contribution of nocturnal moth pollination to buckwheat seed set	3
Seasonal variation of arthropod diversity in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics of Mexico	3
A bioinformatic examination of indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis in insecta and hexapoda	3
Artificial herbivory on Prunus avium: impacts on physiological leaf traits	3
First report of thrips (Thysanoptera) species breeding on starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L.) and potential implications to cryptic flower loss	3
Uninfested eggplants exposed to volatiles from conspecific plants infested by omnivorous mirids exhibit jasmonic acid priming and enhanced defenses against herbivores	3
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity of mandibles with respect to host plants	3
Soil moisture shapes diversity and network structure of insect communities associated with Cylindropuntia imbricata (Cactaceae)	3
Comparative seasonal plant diversity and leaf foraging pattern of leafcutter bees (Megachilidae: Hymenoptera) in urban, semi-urban and agricultural areas of Eastern India	3
Influence of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) on oviposition behaviour of Diceraeus melacanthus stink bug, an important pest of soybean and maize crops in South America	3
Insect pollinators of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) in the Indian Himalayas and their role in enhancement of fruit quality and yield	3
Cannabidiol reduces fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) growth by reducing consumption and altering detoxification and nutritional enzyme activity in a dose-dependent manner	3

Effects of baculovirus-killed cadavers on plant defenses and insect behavior	3
Effects of topical tree diversity and prey spatial distribution on predation by birds and arthropods	3
The overlooked role of weed plants affecting pest stink bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) bioecology in the Neotropics	3
The oviposition preference of Leucoptera coffeella is not determined by the cultivar of Coffea arabica, but it may influence some traits of its offspring performance	3
Plant–insect interactions: resistance mechanisms of barley against Mayetiola hordei	3
Behavioral response of three subterranean pests (Agriotes lineatus, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Phyllopertha horticola) to the fungal volatile organic compounds 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone	3
Effects of a saponin-based insect resistance and a systemic pathogen resistance on field performance of the wild crucifer Barbarea vulgaris	3
The many elusive pollinators in the genus Amorphophallus	3
Spatial and temporal scale of analysis alter conclusions about the effects of urbanisation on plant–pollinator networks	3
Variation in weed seed DNA detectability among arable carabids with different trophic specialization	3
Response of the oak ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodinae) to volatiles from fresh and dried leaves	3
Which impatiens is eaten more? Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Agromyzidae) attack rates on invasive Impatiens glandulifera and I. parviflora and native I. noli-tangere	3
Resistance, hybrid vigor, genetic diversity, and toxicity of chemical constituents of tomatoes to Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	3