Habitat structure and egg distributions in the processionary caterpillar Ochrogaster lunifer: lessons for conservation and pest management

By G. Floater, Myron Zalucki. 2000

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A Test of the Biodiversity-Stability Theory: Meta-analysis of Tree Species Diversity Effects on Insect Pest Infestations, and Re-examination of Responsible Factors (2005, background): “A study on the population dynamics of the acacia processionary moth (Ochrogaster lunifer) in Australia suggests that more diverse habitat with mixed plant species would increase pest population stability and consequently lower the occurrence of outbreaks (Floater and Zalucki 2000).”
Herbivory and climatic warming: a Mediterranean outbreaking caterpillar attacks a relict, boreal pine species (2004, background): “Several authors have shown stable caterpillar populations in diversified habitats with mixed plant species and outbreaks when the habitats are extensive, homogeneous woodlands, or regular plantations (Tammaru et al. 1995; Floater and Zalucki 2000).”
Plant apparency, an overlooked driver of associational resistance to insect herbivory (2013, background): “…(i.e. host apparency), consistent with the findings of previous studies reporting a lower infestation of host trees concealed by nonhost plants (Floater & Zalucki 2000; Hughes 2012), probably because nonhost plants can disrupt visual (Dulaurent et al. 2012) or olfactory (Jactel et al. 2011)…”