Insect life strategies comprise all levels of sociality from solitary to eusocial, in which
individuals form persistent groups and divide labor. With increasing social complexity, the …

Groups of animals inhabit vastly different sensory worlds, or umwelten, which shape
fundamental aspects of their behaviour. Yet the sensory ecology of species is rarely …

Aggregation of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, is regulated by fecal
aggregation agents (pheromones), including volatile carboxylic acids (VCAs). We …

Autonomous vehicles have been highlighted as a major growth area for future transportation
systems and the deployment of large numbers of these vehicles is expected when safety …

NUTRIENT OVER-ENRICHMENT in lakes drives water-quality deterioration. The August
2014 water supply shutdown from Lake Erie to over 500,000 residents in Toledo, Ohio (1) …

Pheromones have become an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional
insecticides for pest control. Most current pheromone-based pest control products target …

Insects detect odorants primarily using odorant receptors (OR) housed in the dendritic
membrane of olfactory sensory neurons (OSN). Pioneering studies indicated that insects …

Simple Summary Animal welfare is the result of physical and psychological well-being and
is expected to occur if animals are free:(1) from hunger, thirst and malnutrition,(2) from …

In natural ecosystems, plants interact with biotic components such as microbes, insects,
animals and other plants as well. Generally, researchers have focused on each interaction …

Today, we are faced with an increase in the impact of pesticides on the environment, which
is becoming a real concern for most agricultural production systems, including vineyards, for …