Insect-Plant Interactions

Jamin Ali, PhD, is a foreign research expert at Jilin Agricultural University in China, where he focuses on applied chemical ecology and sustainable pest management solutions. He has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the 2024 Outstanding Postdoctoral Award in China and scholarships from Türkiye and the Indian government. Dr. Ali has authored several books and research articles in high-impact journals. He has presented his research at conferences and workshops in the UK, Kenya, the Netherlands, Malaysia, and India.Adil Tonga, PhD, is a researcher at the Diyarbakir Plant Protection Research Institute, Türkiye. His focus lies in exploring the intricate interactions within trophic levels, investigating the relationships among plants, pests, and their natural enemies. A notable focus of his research involves selective insecticides that contribute to our understanding of the ecotoxicology of egg parasitoids, which helps to assess the compatibility of the insecticides within integrated pest management strategies.Adnan Shakeel, PhD, is a molecular plant–nematode researcher at the Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, India. Dr. Shakeel has undertaken postdoctoral training at Guangxi University (China) and CSIR–IIIM (India). He has published more than 30 articles along with book chapters and conference abstracts. He has been awarded the Inspire Faculty Award by the DST of the Govt. of India and Young Scientist Associate Award in Plant Nematology by the Agricultural & Environmental Technology Development Society (AETDS).Nasheeman Ashraf, PhD, is a plant molecular biologist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR–IIIM), Srinagar, India. Dr. Ashraf has been mainly working on the metabolite and apocarotenoid pathways of saffron plants in response to biotic and abiotic factors, including fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and endophytes. She has published more than 30 research articles in scientific journals. She has also received two international/national patents for her research and has received several international awards for her work.

• Preface 1. Friend or Foe: The Intricacies of Mutualistic Plant-Insect Partnerships James Adebayo Ojo, Abou Togola, Roland Bocco, and Mobolade Dele Akinbuluma 2. Plant-Pathogen Interactions: When Insects Become Vectors of Destruction Muhammad Zulqar Nain Dara, Arzlan Abbas, Aroge Temitope, Liu Pengwei, Komal Shoukat, and Lei Li 3. Plant-Mediated Interactions Between Sucking Pests, Herbivores, and Natural Enemies Amandeep Kaur and Vijay Kumar 4. Prey and Predators: The Functional Ecology of Insectivorous Foraging in Agroecosystem Nadia K. Toukem and Abdullahi Yusuf 5. Nematodes and Their Role in Insect-Plant Interactions Aashaq Hussain Bhat and Vaseem Raja 6. Urban Green Spaces: Insect-Plant Interaction Under Urban Stress Mohsin Ikram, Mansi Sahu, Rajender Prasad, and Mahipal Singh 7. Insect-Plant Interactions in a Changing World: Navigating Climate and Environmental Shifts Mohsin Ikram and Mansi Sahu 8. Potential Effects of Climate Change on Plant-Insect Cascades in Agroecosystems: Implications for Food Security Ali Rajabpour and Fatemeh Yarahmadi 9. Induced Plant Defenses Against Insect Herbivores: The Chemical Communication Underlying Induced Defenses Against Invasive Insect Pests Gholamreza Abdi, Sudipta Samanta, Amisha Rani, Md Sabir Ahmed Mondol, and Achyuta Basak 10. The Employment of Endophytes Based on Their Volatile Organic Compounds in Pest Management: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Innovation Shimaa Ghareeb, Adil Tonða, Sozan E. El-Abeid, Rana Hussien, Yomna A. Mohamed, Hossam E. Harb, and Dina S. S. Ibrahim 11. Biocontrol Agents for Insect Pests and Plant Protection Mubasher Ahmad Malik, Gozde Busra Eroglu, Jorge Poveda, Azhar Abbas Khan, and Javad Karimi 12. Battle Between Underground Insects and Plants Mubasher Ahmad Malik, Jorge Poveda, Javad Karimi, and Sergio Rasmann 13. From Bacteria to Beetles: Microbes’ Impact on Plant-Feeding Insects Noman Waheed, Sabahat Saeed, Aleena Alam, Sohail Abbas, Usama Nawaz, Nooral Amin, and Zeeshan Ahmad Index