ABSTRACT
All living organisms are, in general, a result of the food they consume. In the case of insects, many aspects of their biology, including behavior, physiology, and ecology are, in one way or another, inserted within the context of food. The quantity, quality, and proportion of nutrients present in the food, and of secondary or nonnutritional compounds (allelochemicals), cause a variable impact on the insect biology, shaping its potential reproductive contribution to the next generation (fitness).
