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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Application of ethylene synthesis inhibitor in arabica coffee on field infestation, preference, and performance of Hypothenemus hampei	18
Evaluating the effect of previous rhizophagy on intra-specific competitors belowground: a methodological proposal to Diabrotica speciosa (Germar)	14
Tomato plants selected to high levels of zingiberene influence herbivory and fecundity of Diabrotica speciosa	13
Aphid honeydew in intraguild interactions: enhancing predator mobility, foraging, and dynamics between Adalia bipunctata and Episyrphus balteatus	13
Pollen and leaf plant-hosts of Megachile (Austromegachile) susurrans (Megachilidae) in a temperate city: a leafcutter bee linked to papilionoid legumes?	13
Intercropping with aromatic plants enhances natural enemy communities facilitating pest suppression in tea plantations	13
Metabolomic profiling reveals the anti-herbivore mechanism of rice (Oryza sativa) induced by silicon	12
Valuation of agricultural production and pollination services in palm trees (Arecaceae) in the Amazon forest	11
Extrafloral nectaries exhibit dual ecological functions in a plant from the Brazilian Cerrado	10
Post-fire recovery in Malpighiaceae species with differing levels of ant-plant associations: the potential role of extrafloral nectaries in the Cerrado	10
Tailored midgut gene expression in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding on Zea mays indicates a tug of war	10
Study of pesticidal activity of bioactive compounds of Desmonostoc alborizicum in improving the antioxidative activity of Glycine max to cowpea aphid	10
Variation in body size and sexual size dimorphism in a seed-feeding beetle: testing the effect of seed quality over two generations without larval competition	10
Floral visits by stingless bees of the genus Scaptotrigona (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): a review	9
Heat-stress induced sesquiterpenes of Chrysanthemum nankingense attract herbivores but repel herbivore feeding	9
Pest trap and natural enemy nursery merged in Lobularia maritima?	9
Impacts of Asteraceae pollen spines on bumble bee survival and larval growth	8
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	8
Consumption of nectar-like sugar solutions promotes longevity and fecundity in the ladybird beetles Harmonia axyridis and Hippodamia convergens	8
Response of hybrid and landrace maize to foliar and root herbivore insects	8
Activity of essential oil from Stemodia viscosa Roxb against immature stages of Anopheles stephensi Liston, Aedes aegypti L and Culex quinquefasciatus say (Diptera: Culicidae)	8
Local and systemic effect of azadirachtin on host choice and feeding activity of Macrosiphum rosae on rose plants	8
Native ants vary in their use of seeds from a recently introduced myrmecochorous exotic plant	8
Host plant and habitat preferences of Lygus bugs: consequences for trap cropping applications	8
Visual and chemical cues in the host plant selection of the melon ladybird Chnootriba elaterii (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	7

Neighboring plants and core herbivores determine the importance of Swietenia macrophylla in the plant–herbivore network	7
Ants vs crabs: competition over seeds on a tropical island ecosystem	7
Bacterial symbionts in tephritid fruit flies: biological roles and management strategies	7
Predatory earwigs, Euborellia annulipes, use guava volatiles to find shelter and fruit-fly prey	7
Effect of plant defence enzymes on mustard aphid [Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)] biology and reproduction across diverse Brassica juncea genotypes	7
Effects of foliar herbivory on the vegetative and reproductive traits of Malpighiaceae from Cerrado: when the ontogeny of leaves and flowers matters	7
Oviposition patterns of an eruptive butterfly, Aporia crataegi L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), in an outbreak population	6
Pollination and floral insect visitors of non-native Crataegus monogyna Jacq and Crataegus mexicana DC (Rosaceae) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa	6
Vulnerability of seedlings to herbivore and pathogen attack: the importance of plant vigor and plant nutritional quality in Hymenaea courbaril	6
Behavioral response of zigzag ladybird beetle Cheilomenes sexmaculata to the HIPVs induced by cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii	5
Oviposition preferences of the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to pear HIPVs	5
Quality control of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii during long-term rearing on almond Prunus amygdalus pollen	5
Multi-baiting YATLORf sex pheromone traps to optimize click beetle (Agriotes spp., Coleoptera: Elateridae) monitoring for low-cost IPM of wireworms	5
Ovicidal and oviposition deterrence properties of Tabernaemontana divaricata (Apocynaceae) against Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus in Sri Lanka	5
Buprestid trophic guilds differ in their structural role shaping ecological networks with their host plants	5
Tritrophic interactions among onion plant-Thrips tabaci- predators considering intercropping onion and safflower at different patterns	5
TephritidBase: a genome visualization and gene expression database for tephritid flies	5
Impact of caterpillars and plant-parasitic nematodes on Chinese tallow tree are more strongly affected by nematode density than by caterpillar identity	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
Influence of the parasitoid Cotesia vestalis on the distribution of diamondback moth larvae on cabbage plants	5
Quantitative trophic networks of insect gallers and their parasitoids in the hybrid oak complex Quercus magnoliifolia x Quercus resinosa	5
Dynamics of intraguild predation in coccinellids: molecular insights	5
Relationships between the lengths of floral tubes and moth mouthparts: implications for flower preferences of nocturnal moths	5
A new species of phytophagous flower fly (Diptera, Syrphidae), feeding on holoparasitic broomrape plants (Orobanchaceae) for the first time in Europe	5
Challenges in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) quality and its relationship with crop management factors	5
Bumblebee floral neighbors promote nectar robbing in a hummingbird-pollinated plant species in Patagonia	5
Morphology and movement of Bulbophyllum hortorum (Orchidaceae) flowers enable selection of optimal-sized Dacini fruit fly males as pollinators	4
Insect visitors of green fruits of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae) and their potential role in the plant fruiting	4
Comparative seasonal plant diversity and leaf foraging pattern of leafcutter bees (Megachilidae: Hymenoptera) in urban, semi-urban and agricultural areas of Eastern India	4
Plant–insect interactions: resistance mechanisms of barley against Mayetiola hordei	4
Age-stage, two-sex life table, and host plant selection behavior of the aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on three Brassica juncea cultivars and one Brassica rapa cultivar	4
Insect pollinators of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) in the Indian Himalayas and their role in enhancement of fruit quality and yield	4
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	4
Influence of elevation gradient on Cynipid galls and their associated insect communities: the case of Quercus rugosa (Fagaceae)	4
Natural enemy communities of aphids in alfalfa fields assessed through video recordings of sentinel cards in scenarios of contrasting aphid abundance	4
Does the gall-forming cecidomyiid enhance host plant leaves and their phytochemicals? A case study of Bruggmanniella litseae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)	4
Comparison of the performance of Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on weed and cultivated plant species	4
A bioinformatic examination of indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis in insecta and hexapoda	4
Seasonal variation of arthropod diversity in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics of Mexico	4
Contribution of nocturnal moth pollination to buckwheat seed set	4
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	4
Olfaction in phytophagous ladybird beetles: antennal sensilla and sensitivity to volatiles from host plants in Chnootriba elaterii	4
Syrphid communities (Diptera: Syrphidae) and their trophic relationships in horticultural crops of Central Argentina	4
Tephritid fruit flies and parasitoids associated with plants in the diverse Solanaceae family in northwestern Argentina	4
Gut symbiont Serratia symbiotica influences feeding and locomotor behavior of aphid host Aphis fabae	4
Oil flowers and related oil-collecting bees: a 50-year timeline of knowledge and future directions	4
Uninfested eggplants exposed to volatiles from conspecific plants infested by omnivorous mirids exhibit jasmonic acid priming and enhanced defenses against herbivores	4
Cannabidiol reduces fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) growth by reducing consumption and altering detoxification and nutritional enzyme activity in a dose-dependent manner	4
Artificial herbivory on Prunus avium: impacts on physiological leaf traits	4

Friend or foe? Revealing the omnivorous feeding behavior of the ring-legged earwig on brassicas	4
Ant mounds extend the duration of plant phenology events and enhance flowering success	4
Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) is a good candidate for predation of Aleurodicus cocois (Curtis) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in cashew crop	4
Differential effects of petal and anther damage on pollinator behavior and plant reproduction in an enantiostylous species	3
First report of thrips (Thysanoptera) species breeding on starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L.) and potential implications to cryptic flower loss	3
Comparative Pistacia vera leaf proteomics in response to herbivory of the common pistachio psylla (Agonoscena pistaciae)	3
An experimental test of the adaptive host manipulation hypothesis: altered microhabitat selection in parasitized pea aphids	3
Variation in weed seed DNA detectability among arable carabids with different trophic specialization	3
Honeydew-producing pest enhances density and predation behavior of ants: a case study in erva-mate agroecosystems	3
Seasonal and habitat variations of floral visitor networks in a Mediterranean maquis	3
Effects of topical tree diversity and prey spatial distribution on predation by birds and arthropods	3
Age-dependent efficacy of putative dead-end trap crops Barbarea verna and Lepidium sativum on diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella	3
The overlooked role of weed plants affecting pest stink bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) bioecology in the Neotropics	3
When tiny herbivores encounter tenacious ants: the role of the presence of carpenter ants in influencing thrips abundance on inflorescences of Eryngium chamissonis	3
Spatial and temporal scale of analysis alter conclusions about the effects of urbanisation on plant–pollinator networks	3
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity of mandibles with respect to host plants	3
Impact of early insect herbivory on the invasive oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata Say, 1832) in different oak species	3
Phytophagy and predatory behavior of Caliothrips phaseoli (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on bean foliage discs with Tetranychus merganser (Acari: Tetranychidae) eggs	3
Seasonal variation in the ant–plant interaction network mediated by extrafloral nectaries in the southern Sonoran Desert	3
Sweet corn genotypes and ear insect infestations cultivated under different weed management regimes	3
Effects of baculovirus-killed cadavers on plant defenses and insect behavior	3
Ladybird predators in natural and agricultural landscapes in Mexico: diversity and parasitism	3
How floral phenology and breeding behaviour influence reproductive success by promoting cross-pollination of an endemic and endangered palm Bentinckia nicobarica (Arecaceae) in the niches of Andaman a	3
Resistance, hybrid vigor, genetic diversity, and toxicity of chemical constituents of tomatoes to Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	3
Water and nutrient stress modify aster leafhopper probing behavior in canola plants	3
Which impatiens is eaten more? Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Agromyzidae) attack rates on invasive Impatiens glandulifera and I. parviflora and native I. noli-tangere	3
Gamma irradiation as a tool to produce cowpea (Vigna unguiculate (L.) Walp.) genotypes resistant to aphid pests	3
Effects of ants on riparian poplars: an ex situ experiment of biotic interaction	3
Polyphenol contents in amaranth cultivars and their relationship with insect feeding deterrence	3
Pollen composition and physicochemical properties of honey produced by three stingless bees species from a mesotropical subhumid region in Bolivia	3
Response of the oak ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodinae) to volatiles from fresh and dried leaves	3
Trophic level interactions of host plant’s biophysical traits with insect pests and natural enemies on three jasmine species: a principal component analysis	3
Identification of pod borer resistant pigeonpea: an introgression breeding with Cajanus scarabaeoides accompanied by integrated screening	3
Temporal dynamics of plant and fungal communities based on pollen sampled from honey bee hives in Southern Ontario, Canada	3