Kiel University, Zoological Institute, Department of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Am Botanischen Garten 9, D-24098 Kiel, Germany.
J Exp Bot. 2017 Nov 9;68(19):5323-5337. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx271.
The long period of reciprocal antagonistic coevolution between some insect and plant species has led to the development of plant surface attributes that reduce insect attachment. These features serve as a defence against herbivores, sap-sucking insects and nectar robbers, contribute to a temporary capture of insect pollinators, and prevent the escape of insects from traps of carnivorous plants. This review summarises the literature on attachment-mediated insect-plant interactions. A short introduction to attachment systems of insects is presented and the effect of three-dimensional epicuticular waxes on insect attachment is illustrated by many examples. Special attention is given to the mechanisms of the anti-attachment properties of plant wax structures (the roughness hypothesis, the contamination hypothesis, the fluid-adsorption hypothesis, and the wax-dissolving hypothesis) and their ecological implications.
长期以来，一些昆虫和植物物种之间的相互拮抗共同进化导致了植物表面属性的发展，这些属性减少了昆虫的附着。这些特征是对草食动物、吸汁昆虫和花蜜掠夺者的防御，有助于暂时捕获昆虫传粉者，并防止昆虫从食虫植物的陷阱中逃脱。本文综述了有关附着介导的昆虫-植物相互作用的文献。本文介绍了昆虫附着系统，并通过大量实例说明了三维表皮蜡对昆虫附着的影响。特别关注植物蜡结构的抗附着特性（粗糙度假说、污染假说、流体吸附假说和蜡溶解假说）及其生态意义的机制。
