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ReviewInsects2026

Time to Eat Your Vegetables: The Role of Circadian Clocks in Insect Herbivory.

Lena Smith, Connor J Tyler, Shubhangi Mahajan, Haruko Okamoto, Herman Wijnen

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Review in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lena SmithSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.ORCID 0009-0004-1754-1548
Connor J TylerSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9849-4074
Shubhangi MahajanSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5444-1309
Haruko OkamotoSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Herman WijnenSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8710-5176

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Research Council BB/T008768/1Natural and Environmental Research Council NE/L002531/1Natural and Environmental Research Council NE/S007210/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insects exhibit a range of ecological relationships with plants, including pollination, seed dispersal, parasitism, predation, and herbivory. Interactions between insects and plants are shaped by internal daily timekeeping systems in both sets of organisms termed circadian clocks. This review describes the impact of the circadian clocks of insects and plants on herbivory, which is highly relevant not only to natural ecosystems, but also to agriculture and forest management. Following an introduction to the circadian clocks of plants and insects, we discuss the circadian organization of relevant aspects of plant metabolism and defense. Next, we describe how insect clocks govern herbivory-associated physiology and behavior before exploring how rhythmic processes in plants and insects interact to temporally control herbivory. Finally, we describe how insights from the clock control of herbivory may inform pest management strategies and what future research in this area may contribute.

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agricultureArabidopsischronoculturecircadian clockDrosophilaecologyentrainmentinsect herbivoryinsecticidelepidopteraoutputphase alignmentplant defense

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PMID41752542
PMCPMC12941279

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