Guy J. Smagghe

Egg volatiles of oak silkworm mediate defense against parasitoid wasps

Most insects protect their eggs from natural enemies via physical coverings, yet defensive mechanisms of exposed eggs (i.e., those without such coverings), particularly those lacking toxins, remain largely unexplored. The oak silkworm (Antheraea pernyi) lays such exposed eggs, ye...

Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities of Two Coastal Halophytes Under Salinity–Flooding Stress

Soil salinisation and periodic flooding jointly shape coastal wetland ecosystems, but how coexisting halophytes differ in their rhizosphere bacterial communities under these conditions remains insufficiently understood. Here, we investigated rhizosphere bacterial communities asso...

Valorization of Ficus carica Pruning Residues as Selective Botanical Insecticides: Optimized Furanocoumarin Extraction, Efficacy Against Neotropical Stink Bugs, and Mechanistic Insights via Molecular Docking

ABSTRACT The Neotropical stink bugs Euschistus heros and Diceraeus melacanthus are major pests of soybean and maize in South America, yet current chemical control strategies face widespread resistance, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable alternatives. This study investig...