Latest developments in insect sex pheromone research and its application in agricultural pest management

SAH Rizvi, J George, GVP Reddy, X Zeng, A Guerrero - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Insect pheromones are specific natural compounds that meet modern pest
control requirements, ie, species-specificity, lack of toxicity to mammals, environmentally …

Behaviour of two fly species reared for livestock feed: optimising production and insect welfare

Y Kortsmit, M Van der Bruggen… - Journal of Insects …, 2023 - wageningenacademic.com
The mass rearing of insects as animal feed is a new and rapidly growing component of
circular agriculture, which offers the opportunity to develop it in such a way that it promotes …

[BOOK][B] Applied animal endocrinology

EJ Squires - 2024 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This book explains the role of hormones in improving and monitoring the production,
performance, reproduction, behaviour and health of livestock animals, focusing on cattle …

The Role of (E)-β-Farnesene in Tritrophic Interactions: Biosynthesis, Chemoreception, and Evolution

B Wang, E Jacquin-Joly, G Wang - Annual Review of …, 2025 - annualreviews.org
(E)-β-farnesene (EBF) stands out as a crucial volatile organic compound, exerting significant
influence on the complex interactions between plants, aphids, and predator insects. Serving …

Gut bacteria induce oviposition preference through ovipositor recognition in fruit fly

M He, H Chen, X Yang, Y Gao, Y Lu… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Gut bacteria play important roles in insect life cycle, and various routes can be used by
insects to effectively transmit their gut bacteria. However, it is unclear if the gut bacteria can …

Dynamic environmental interactions shaped by vegetative plant volatiles

R Escobar-Bravo, PA Lin, JM Waterman… - Natural product reports, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to November 2022 Plants shape terrestrial ecosystems through physical and
chemical interactions. Plant-derived volatile organic compounds in particular influence the …

Knockout of the odorant receptor co-receptor, orco, impairs feeding, mating and egg-laying behavior in the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda

H Sun, LA Bu, SC Su, D Guo, CF Gao, SF Wu - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The olfactory transduction system of insects is involved in multiple behavioral processes
such as foraging, mating, and egg-laying behavior. In the insect olfactory receptor neurons …

Plasticity and modulation of olfactory circuits in insects

S Anton, W Rössler - Cell and Tissue Research, 2021 - Springer
Olfactory circuits change structurally and physiologically during development and adult life.
This allows insects to respond to olfactory cues in an appropriate and adaptive way …

Scents and sensibility: Best practice in insect olfactometer bioassays

JM Roberts, BJ Clunie, SR Leather… - Entomologia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Olfactometers have been used for more than 100 years and are integral to experimental
chemical ecology. Studies utilising olfactometer bioassays form the foundation for …

Effects of pesticide-adjuvant combinations used in almond orchards on olfactory responses to social signals in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

WY Wu, LH Liao, CH Lin, RM Johnson… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Exposure to agrochemical sprays containing pesticides and tank-mix adjuvants has been
implicated in post-bloom mortality, particularly of brood, in honey bee colonies brought into …