Simple Summary Insect pheromones are specific natural compounds that meet modern pest
control requirements, ie, species-specificity, lack of toxicity to mammals, environmentally …

Olfaction is an essential sensory modality for insects and their olfactory environment is
mostly made up of plant-emitted volatiles. The terrestrial vegetation produces an amazing …

The sense of smell enables insects to recognize and discriminate a broad range of volatile
chemicals in their environment originating from prey, host plants and conspecifics. These …

Plant-derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play pivotal roles in interactions with
insect herbivores. Individual VOCs can be directly toxic or deterrent, serve as signal …

The evolutionary origins of the three major families of chemoreceptors in arthropods—the
odorant receptor (OR), gustatory receptor (GR), and ionotropic receptor (IR) families …

Recently, two alternative targets in insect periphery nerve system have been explored for
environmentally-friendly approaches in insect pest management, namely odorant-binding …

Odorant receptors (ORs) are essential for plant–insect interactions. However, despite the
global impacts of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) as major herbivores and pollinators …

Glucosinolates (GSs) are sulfur-containing secondary metabolites characteristic of
cruciferous plants [1, 2]. Their breakdown products, isothiocyanates (ITCs), are released …

Among the many wonders of nature, the sense of smell of the fly Drosophila melanogaster
might seem, at first glance, of esoteric interest. Nevertheless, for over a century, the 'nose'of …

Electronic nose (enose, EN) and electronic tongue (etongue, ET) have been designed to
simulate human senses of smell and taste in the best possible way. The signals acquired …