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Understanding the mechanism of insect resistance to toxic effects of phytochemicals can provide an insight into plant–herbivore interactions. Monochamus alternatus Hope, a main vector of pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus), prefers to infest masson pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb) and causes huge economic and environmental losses. α‐Pinene is the primary component of resin produced by masson...
A substantial increase in the occurrence of extremely high‐ or low‐temperature events caused by global climate change has imposed pressure on the survival and reproduction of invertebrates. Hyphantria cunea (H. cunea; Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) is a worldwide defoliator and has become a major forestry and agricultural pest during the past three decades in China. The thermal and cold tolerance has directly...