Microorganisms produce and excrete a versatile array of metabolites with different physico-
chemical properties and biological activities. However, the ability of microorganisms to …

Covering: through June 2021 Terpenoids are the largest class of natural products
recognised to date. While mostly known to humans as bioactive plant metabolites and part of …

Olfactory systems must detect and discriminate amongst an enormous variety of odorants.
To contend with this challenge, diverse species have converged on a common strategy in …

A globally invasive form of the mosquito Aedes aegypti specializes in biting humans, making
it an efficient disease vector. Host-seeking female mosquitoes strongly prefer human odour …

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 black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), is renowned for its
bioconversion of organic waste into a sustainable source of animal feed. We report a high …

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 …

The majority of insect olfactory receptors belong to two distinct protein families, the
ionotropic receptors (IRs), which are related to the ionotropic glutamate receptor family, and …

Volatile compounds emitted by bacteria are often sensed by other organisms as odours, but
their ecological roles are poorly understood,. Well-known examples are the soil-smelling …

We provide a synthesis of the literature describing biochemical interactions between
microorganisms and insects by way of microbial volatile organic compound (MVOC) …