Attachment ability of the beetle Chrysolina fastuosa on various plant surfaces

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Properties, Principles, and Parameters of the Gecko Adhesive System (2006, background): “Indeed, insects must cope with particulate contamination that reduces the function of their adhesive pads (Gorb and Gorb 2002), and spend a significant proportion of their time grooming (Stork 1983) in order to restore function.”
Effects of surface topography and chemistry of Rumex obtusifolius leaves on the attachment of the beetle Gastrophysa viridula (2009, background): “Previously, we proposed several hypotheses, in order to explain anti-adhesive effects caused by crystalline waxes (Gorb & Gorb, 2002).”
Plant surface–bug interactions: Dicyphus errans stalking along trichomes (2007, background): “Plant surfaces covered with wax crystals are slippery and inaccessible substrates for many arthropod species (Stork 1980b, 1986; Jeffree 1986; Juniper 1995; Eigenbrode 1996; Brennan and Weinbaum 2001; Gorb and Gorb 2002, 2006b; Müller 2006).”
The effect of surface roughness on claw and adhesive hair performance in the dock beetle Gastrophysa viridula (2011, background): “Previous authors have investigated the impact of a range of surface profiles, either natural (e.g. Gorb & Gorb, 2009, 2002) or artificial (e.g., Gorb, 2001; Peressadko & Gorb, 2004; Stork, 1980; Voigt et al., 2008).”