Interaction of glucosinolate content of Arabidopsis thaliana mutant lines and feeding and oviposition by generalist and specialist lepidopterans

► Arabidopsis thaliana mutant lines with different glucosinolate content were used. ► Defoliation of plants varied depending on the mutant line and the herbivore. ► Effects of mutant lines on preference by larvae and adults of Plutella xylostella. ► Herbivory did not affect oviposition preference by P. xylostella. ► Glucosinolate induction did not affect oviposition preference by P. xylostella.