Assessing larval food quality for phytophagous insects: are the facts as simple as they appear?

By J. Moreau, B. Benrey, D. Thiéry. 2006

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Parasitoid and host egg ages have independent impact on various biological traits in a Trichogramma species (2012, background): “Recent studies have also shown that the quality of larval food and the grape cultivar are important for the reproductive performance of L. botrana (Thiéry and Moreau 2005; Moreau et al. 2006a, b).”
Fungal endophyte negative effects on herbivory are enhanced on intact plants and maintained in a subsequent generation (2010, background): “Several studies have shown a direct influence of larval food quality on the fitness components of herbivorous insects (e.g. Awmack & Leather, 2002; Moreau et al., 2006; Klemola et al., 2007).”
Nutritional value of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) and its suitability as animal feed – a review (2017, background): “Larval food quality is the determinant for the fitness of phytophagous insects with a non-feeding adult stage (Moreau et al., 2006), this applies also to the BSF which stores most of its nutrients during the larval stage.”