OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arthropod-Plant Interactions is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Application of ethylene synthesis inhibitor in arabica coffee on field infestation, preference, and performance of Hypothenemus hampei	21
Evaluating the effect of previous rhizophagy on intra-specific competitors belowground: a methodological proposal to Diabrotica speciosa (Germar)	15
Intercropping with aromatic plants enhances natural enemy communities facilitating pest suppression in tea plantations	15
Tomato plants selected to high levels of zingiberene influence herbivory and fecundity of Diabrotica speciosa	14
Metabolomic profiling reveals the anti-herbivore mechanism of rice (Oryza sativa) induced by silicon	13
Pollen and leaf plant-hosts of Megachile (Austromegachile) susurrans (Megachilidae) in a temperate city: a leafcutter bee linked to papilionoid legumes?	13
Tailored midgut gene expression in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding on Zea mays indicates a tug of war	13
Aphid honeydew in intraguild interactions: enhancing predator mobility, foraging, and dynamics between Adalia bipunctata and Episyrphus balteatus	13
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	12
Valuation of agricultural production and pollination services in palm trees (Arecaceae) in the Amazon forest	12
Post-fire recovery in Malpighiaceae species with differing levels of ant-plant associations: the potential role of extrafloral nectaries in the Cerrado	11
Study of pesticidal activity of bioactive compounds of Desmonostoc alborizicum in improving the antioxidative activity of Glycine max to cowpea aphid	11
Extrafloral nectaries exhibit dual ecological functions in a plant from the Brazilian Cerrado	11
Floral visits by stingless bees of the genus Scaptotrigona (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): a review	11
Heat-stress induced sesquiterpenes of Chrysanthemum nankingense attract herbivores but repel herbivore feeding	10
Response of hybrid and landrace maize to foliar and root herbivore insects	9
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	9
Impacts of Asteraceae pollen spines on bumble bee survival and larval growth	9
Native ants vary in their use of seeds from a recently introduced myrmecochorous exotic plant	9
Consumption of nectar-like sugar solutions promotes longevity and fecundity in the ladybird beetles Harmonia axyridis and Hippodamia convergens	8
Effect of plant defence enzymes on mustard aphid [Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)] biology and reproduction across diverse Brassica juncea genotypes	8
Pest trap and natural enemy nursery merged in Lobularia maritima?	8
Vulnerability of seedlings to herbivore and pathogen attack: the importance of plant vigor and plant nutritional quality in Hymenaea courbaril	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
Neighboring plants and core herbivores determine the importance of Swietenia macrophylla in the plant–herbivore network	8

Oviposition patterns of an eruptive butterfly, Aporia crataegi L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), in an outbreak population	8
Host plant and habitat preferences of Lygus bugs: consequences for trap cropping applications	8
Landscape heterogeneity affects pollen transport by pollinators in agroecosystems	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
A new species of phytophagous flower fly (Diptera, Syrphidae), feeding on holoparasitic broomrape plants (Orobanchaceae) for the first time in Europe	7
Visual and chemical cues in the host plant selection of the melon ladybird Chnootriba elaterii (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	7
Pollination and floral insect visitors of non-native Crataegus monogyna Jacq and Crataegus mexicana DC (Rosaceae) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa	7
Ants vs crabs: competition over seeds on a tropical island ecosystem	7
Effects of foliar herbivory on the vegetative and reproductive traits of Malpighiaceae from Cerrado: when the ontogeny of leaves and flowers matters	7
Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization on tomato defense metabolites and population parameters of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)	6
Ovicidal and oviposition deterrence properties of Tabernaemontana divaricata (Apocynaceae) against Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus in Sri Lanka	6
Behavioral response of zigzag ladybird beetle Cheilomenes sexmaculata to the HIPVs induced by cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii	6
Performance of the native Tyria jacobaeae L. (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) on native and invasive ragwort species in Germany	6
Quality control of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii during long-term rearing on almond Prunus amygdalus pollen	6
Multi-baiting YATLORf sex pheromone traps to optimize click beetle (Agriotes spp., Coleoptera: Elateridae) monitoring for low-cost IPM of wireworms	6
Challenges in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) quality and its relationship with crop management factors	6
Quantitative trophic networks of insect gallers and their parasitoids in the hybrid oak complex Quercus magnoliifolia x Quercus resinosa	6
Relationships between the lengths of floral tubes and moth mouthparts: implications for flower preferences of nocturnal moths	6
Buprestid trophic guilds differ in their structural role shaping ecological networks with their host plants	6
Physical basis of host plant resistance in rapeseed and mustard against mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)	6
Influence of elevation gradient on Cynipid galls and their associated insect communities: the case of Quercus rugosa (Fagaceae)	5
Metal pollution and floral abundance influence the diversity of flower visiting insects	5
Oil flowers and related oil-collecting bees: a 50-year timeline of knowledge and future directions	5
Ant mounds extend the duration of plant phenology events and enhance flowering success	5
Oviposition preferences of the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to pear HIPVs	5
Tritrophic interactions among onion plant-Thrips tabaci- predators considering intercropping onion and safflower at different patterns	5
Does the gall-forming cecidomyiid enhance host plant leaves and their phytochemicals? A case study of Bruggmanniella litseae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)	5
Syrphid communities (Diptera: Syrphidae) and their trophic relationships in horticultural crops of Central Argentina	5
Plant–insect interactions: resistance mechanisms of barley against Mayetiola hordei	5
Floral morphology and pollination biology in impatiens: a comprehensive review	5
Insect visitors of green fruits of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae) and their potential role in the plant fruiting	5
Tephritid fruit flies and parasitoids associated with plants in the diverse Solanaceae family in northwestern Argentina	5
Influence of the parasitoid Cotesia vestalis on the distribution of diamondback moth larvae on cabbage plants	5
TephritidBase: a genome visualization and gene expression database for tephritid flies	5
Comparison of the performance of Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on weed and cultivated plant species	5
A bioinformatic examination of indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis in insecta and hexapoda	5
Infestation intensity drives the mutualism-parasitism shift in Oecophylla smaragdina and Cassia fistula L.	5
Olfaction in phytophagous ladybird beetles: antennal sensilla and sensitivity to volatiles from host plants in Chnootriba elaterii	5
Natural enemy communities of aphids in alfalfa fields assessed through video recordings of sentinel cards in scenarios of contrasting aphid abundance	5
Assessment of resistance traits in bitter gourd genotypes against melon fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett): morphological and biochemical insights	5
Dynamics of intraguild predation in coccinellids: molecular insights	5
Gut symbiont Serratia symbiotica influences feeding and locomotor behavior of aphid host Aphis fabae	5
Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) is a good candidate for predation of Aleurodicus cocois (Curtis) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in cashew crop	5
Morphology and movement of Bulbophyllum hortorum (Orchidaceae) flowers enable selection of optimal-sized Dacini fruit fly males as pollinators	5
Contribution of nocturnal moth pollination to buckwheat seed set	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
Differential effects of petal and anther damage on pollinator behavior and plant reproduction in an enantiostylous species	4
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity of mandibles with respect to host plants	4
Resistance, hybrid vigor, genetic diversity, and toxicity of chemical constituents of tomatoes to Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	4

Water and nutrient stress modify aster leafhopper probing behavior in canola plants	4
Taphonomic experiments on damaged leaves: implications for interpreting insect-damaged leaves in the fossil record	4
Artificial herbivory on Prunus avium: impacts on physiological leaf traits	4
Cannabidiol reduces fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) growth by reducing consumption and altering detoxification and nutritional enzyme activity in a dose-dependent manner	4
Spatial and temporal scale of analysis alter conclusions about the effects of urbanisation on plant–pollinator networks	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
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
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	4
First report of thrips (Thysanoptera) species breeding on starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L.) and potential implications to cryptic flower loss	4
When tiny herbivores encounter tenacious ants: the role of the presence of carpenter ants in influencing thrips abundance on inflorescences of Eryngium chamissonis	4
Temporal dynamics of plant and fungal communities based on pollen sampled from honey bee hives in Southern Ontario, Canada	4
Origin of propolis and resin foraging behaviour of stingless bee Tetragonula iridipennis Smith	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
Seasonal variation of arthropod diversity in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics of Mexico	4
Insect pollinators of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) in the Indian Himalayas and their role in enhancement of fruit quality and yield	4
Friend or foe? Revealing the omnivorous feeding behavior of the ring-legged earwig on brassicas	4
Which impatiens is eaten more? Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Agromyzidae) attack rates on invasive Impatiens glandulifera and I. parviflora and native I. noli-tangere	4
Identification of pod borer resistant pigeonpea: an introgression breeding with Cajanus scarabaeoides accompanied by integrated screening	4
Response of the oak ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodinae) to volatiles from fresh and dried leaves	4
Uninfested eggplants exposed to volatiles from conspecific plants infested by omnivorous mirids exhibit jasmonic acid priming and enhanced defenses against herbivores	4
Pollination efficiency of Xylocopa Torrida Westwood, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) on flowers of Solanum lycopersicum Linnaeus, 1753 (Solanaceae) in Dschang (West-Cameroon)	4