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DESCRIPTION:Many herbivorous insects sequester plant toxins to defend again
 st predators. Our research focuses on cardiac glycosides\, potent toxins f
 ound in plants. We study the physiological mechanisms underlying insect re
 sistance and sequestration and have found that both traits are interconnec
 ted. Specifically\, sequestering cardiac glycosides requires different res
 istance traits than consuming a toxin-rich diet\, which means that predato
 rs favoring sequestration can spur the evolutionary arms race between inse
 cts and plants. Moreover\, we have found that the sequestration of plant t
 oxins can drive associations with individual plant species\, even in dieta
 ry generalists. Therefore\, sequestration is an important mechanism shapin
 g ecological interactions across trophic levels. In addition to plant toxi
 ns\, insects are exposed to a diversity of chemical pesticides\, including
  potent insecticides\, in real-world scenarios. To understand the potentia
 l role of insecticides as a driver of insect decline\, we study the effect
 s of commonly used insecticides on wild insects. Our goal is to understand
  how plant toxins function across trophic levels\, how anthropogenic conta
 minants affect wild living insects\, and ultimately\, how both frameworks 
 are intertwined.\n&nbsp\;\n***invited by Dr. Johannes St&ouml\;ckl\, Evolu
 tionary Animal Ecology
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230615T134500
SUMMARY:Prof. Dr. Georg Petschenka\, Institute of Phytomedicine\, departmen
 t Entomology\, Universität Hohenheim (Homepage): Insect interactions with 
 natural and man-made toxins
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