Insects with chewing (mandibulate) mouthparts are more susceptible to defensive secondary metabolites in leaf vacuoles than insects with sucking (haustelate) mouthparts, which tap into less defended xylem or phloem fluids, making sucking insects more likely to accept novel non-native plants as hosts.

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  Compendium Vol. 5 No. 1: The ecological role of native plants

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• Compendium Vol. 5 No. 1: The ecological role of native plants bio4climate.org Bio4Climate via serper

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• secondary metabolite concept
• xylem concept