Biodiversity appears to strongly suppress pathogens and pests in many plant and animal systems, but this “dilution effect” can vary strikingly in magnitude

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Article Title: Evolutionary history of host trees amplifies the dilution effect of biodiversity on forest pests

Author Countries: United States, Canada

Funding: This project was funded by a Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to TJD. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.