 Desiccation tolerant plants include; "Craterostigma plantagineum", "Lindernia brevidens" and "Ramonda serbica".Desiccation sensitive plants include (members of "Arabidopsis" genus), "Lindernia subracemosa", "Gossypium hirsutum", "Triticum aestivum" and "Zea mays".There are three main ways in which insects can increase their tolerance to desiccation