List of works - Antonino Cusumano

Attraction of egg-killing parasitoids toward induced plant volatiles in a multi-herbivore context

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

Behavioral and chemical investigations of contact kairomones released by the mud dauber wasp Trypoxylon politum, a host of the parasitoid Melittobia digitata

scientific article published on 7 May 2011

Contrasting reproductive traits of competing parasitoids facilitate coexistence on a shared host pest in a biological control perspective

scientific article published in 2022

Differential effects of plant-beneficial fungi on the attraction of the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis in response to Nezara viridula egg deposition

scientific article published on 21 May 2024

Egg parasitoid attraction toward induced plant volatiles is disrupted by a non-host herbivore attacking above or belowground plant organs

scientific article

Exploiting chemical ecology to manage hyperparasitoids in biological control of arthropod pests

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

First extensive characterization of the venom gland from an egg parasitoid: structure, transcriptome and functional role

scientific article published on 22 February 2018

First report of Melittobia australica Girault in Europe and new record of M. acasta (Walker) for Italy

scientific article

Fitness costs of intrinsic competition in two egg parasitoids of a true bug.

scientific article published on 3 July 2015

Foraging behaviour of an egg parasitoid exploiting plant volatiles induced by pentatomids: the role of adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces.

scientific article

Hyperparasitoids exploit herbivore-induced plant volatiles during host location to assess host quality and non-host identity

article

Impact of parasitoid-associated polydnaviruses on plant-mediated herbivore interactions

scientific article published in 2022

Interspecific competition/facilitation among insect parasitoids.

scientific article

Intraguild interactions between egg parasitoids: window of opportunity and fitness costs for a facultative hyperparasitoid.

scientific article

Intraguild interactions between two egg parasitoids of a true bug in semi-field and field conditions

scientific article

Mating Status of an Herbivorous Stink Bug Female Affects the Emission of Oviposition-Induced Plant Volatiles Exploited by an Egg Parasitoid

article

Nectar-Inhabiting Bacteria Affect Olfactory Responses of an Insect Parasitoid by Altering Nectar Odors

scientific article published in 2022

Plant-phenotypic changes induced by parasitoid ichnoviruses enhance the performance of both unparasitized and parasitized caterpillars

scientific article published on 20 July 2021

Prospects of herbivore egg-killing plant defenses for sustainable crop protection

scientific article published on 07 September 2016

Symbiotic polydnavirus and venom reveal parasitoid to its hyperparasitoids

article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Testing the habituation assumption underlying models of parasitoid foraging behavior.

scientific article

The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids

scientific article published in 2024

The response of an egg parasitoid to substrate-borne semiochemicals is affected by previous experience

scientific article

The role of contact chemoreception in the host location process of an egg parasitoid.

scientific article published on 5 July 2016

Trichoderma harzianum Strain T22 Modulates Direct Defense of Tomato Plants in Response to Nezara viridula Feeding Activity

scientific article published on 13 March 2021

Understanding insect foraging in complex habitats by comparing trophic levels: insights from specialist host-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid systems

scientific article published on 20 November 2018

Volatile-mediated foraging behaviour of three parasitoid species under conditions of dual insect herbivore attack

scientific article published in January 2016

Volatiles from Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) host plants influence olfactory responses of the parasitoid Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae)

article

List of works by Antonino Cusumano

Attraction of egg-killing parasitoids toward induced plant volatiles in a multi-herbivore context

Behavioral and chemical investigations of contact kairomones released by the mud dauber wasp Trypoxylon politum, a host of the parasitoid Melittobia digitata

Contrasting reproductive traits of competing parasitoids facilitate coexistence on a shared host pest in a biological control perspective

Differential effects of plant-beneficial fungi on the attraction of the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis in response to Nezara viridula egg deposition

Egg parasitoid attraction toward induced plant volatiles is disrupted by a non-host herbivore attacking above or belowground plant organs

Exploiting chemical ecology to manage hyperparasitoids in biological control of arthropod pests

First extensive characterization of the venom gland from an egg parasitoid: structure, transcriptome and functional role

First report of Melittobia australica Girault in Europe and new record of M. acasta (Walker) for Italy

Fitness costs of intrinsic competition in two egg parasitoids of a true bug.

Foraging behaviour of an egg parasitoid exploiting plant volatiles induced by pentatomids: the role of adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces.

Hyperparasitoids exploit herbivore-induced plant volatiles during host location to assess host quality and non-host identity

Impact of parasitoid-associated polydnaviruses on plant-mediated herbivore interactions

Interspecific competition/facilitation among insect parasitoids.

Intraguild interactions between egg parasitoids: window of opportunity and fitness costs for a facultative hyperparasitoid.

Intraguild interactions between two egg parasitoids of a true bug in semi-field and field conditions

Mating Status of an Herbivorous Stink Bug Female Affects the Emission of Oviposition-Induced Plant Volatiles Exploited by an Egg Parasitoid

Nectar-Inhabiting Bacteria Affect Olfactory Responses of an Insect Parasitoid by Altering Nectar Odors

Plant-phenotypic changes induced by parasitoid ichnoviruses enhance the performance of both unparasitized and parasitized caterpillars

Prospects of herbivore egg-killing plant defenses for sustainable crop protection

Symbiotic polydnavirus and venom reveal parasitoid to its hyperparasitoids

Testing the habituation assumption underlying models of parasitoid foraging behavior.

The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids

The response of an egg parasitoid to substrate-borne semiochemicals is affected by previous experience

The role of contact chemoreception in the host location process of an egg parasitoid.

Trichoderma harzianum Strain T22 Modulates Direct Defense of Tomato Plants in Response to Nezara viridula Feeding Activity

Understanding insect foraging in complex habitats by comparing trophic levels: insights from specialist host-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid systems

Volatile-mediated foraging behaviour of three parasitoid species under conditions of dual insect herbivore attack

Volatiles from Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) host plants influence olfactory responses of the parasitoid Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae)