Response of native insect communities to invasive plants

TY - JOUR

T1 - Response of native insect communities to invasive plants

AU - Bezemer, T.M.

AU - Harvey, J.A.

AU - Cronin, J.T.

N1 - Reporting year: 2014 Metis note: 5475; TE; Data archiving: no data; review

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Invasive plants can disrupt a range of trophic interactions in native communities. As novel resource they can affect the performance of native insect herbivores and their natural enemies such as parasitoids and predators, and this can lead to host shifts of these herbivores and natural enemies. Through the release of volatile compounds, and by changing the chemical complexity of the habitat, invasive plants can also affect the behavior of native insects such as herbivores, parasitoids and pollinators. Studies that compare insects on related native and invasive plants in invaded habitats show that the abundance of insect herbivores is often lower on invasive plants, but that damage levels are similar. The impact of invasive plants on the population dynamics of resident insect species has been rarely examined, but invasive plants can influence the spatial and temporal dynamics of native insect (meta)populations and communities, ultimately leading to changes at the landscape level.

AB - Invasive plants can disrupt a range of trophic interactions in native communities. As novel resource they can affect the performance of native insect herbivores and their natural enemies such as parasitoids and predators, and this can lead to host shifts of these herbivores and natural enemies. Through the release of volatile compounds, and by changing the chemical complexity of the habitat, invasive plants can also affect the behavior of native insects such as herbivores, parasitoids and pollinators. Studies that compare insects on related native and invasive plants in invaded habitats show that the abundance of insect herbivores is often lower on invasive plants, but that damage levels are similar. The impact of invasive plants on the population dynamics of resident insect species has been rarely examined, but invasive plants can influence the spatial and temporal dynamics of native insect (meta)populations and communities, ultimately leading to changes at the landscape level.

KW - international

U2 - 10.1146/annurev-ento-011613-162104

DO - 10.1146/annurev-ento-011613-162104

M3 - Article

SN - 0066-4170

VL - 59

SP - 119

EP - 141

JO - Annual Review of Entomology

JF - Annual Review of Entomology

ER -