ASSOCIATIONAL RESISTANCE: INSECT DAMAGE TO PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE REDUCED IN THICKETS OF SWEET GALE.

Examines how the presence of the aromatic low shrub Myrica gale and of predatory lady beetles affected herbivore damage and reproductive output in a population of the perennial herb Lythrum salicaria in northern Sweden. Differences in some aspects of plant quality and predator abundance; Impact of the presence of the nonhost Myrica on herbivore damage.