Ecology, invasion history and biodiversity-driven management of the coconut black-headed caterpillar Opisina arenosella in Asia

H Lu, B Lyu, J Tang, Q Wu, KAG Wyckhuys… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The coconut black-headed caterpillar (BHC), Opisina arenosella Walker (Lepidoptera:
Xyloryctidae) is an important herbivore of palm trees that originates in South Asia. Over the …

An unusual tricosatriene is crucial for male fungus gnat attraction and exploitation by sexually deceptive Pterostylis orchids

T Hayashi, B Bohman, A Scaffidi, R Peakall… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Cross-kingdom mimicry of female insect sex pheromones by sexually deceptive orchids has
evolved multiple times. 1 Fungus gnats (Diptera) are predicted to be pollinators of hundreds …

Lepidopteran pheromones as potential tools for pest insect control in the Arecaceae family

AC Reis, IFP da Silva, LC dos Santos Jiló… - Research, Society and …, 2023 - rsdjournal.org
Lepidoptera is the second larger order of Insecta Class. Lepidopteran which feed of species
of the Arecaceae family are notorious for the damage they cause, attacking a range from …

[HTML][HTML] Semiochemical techniques for the management of coconut insect pest

K Thegusha, M Alagar, PS Shanmugam, A Suganthi… - Plant Science …, 2024 - smpl.is
Semiochemicals are chemical substances utilized by insects use to modify their physiology
and behaviour and are classified as pheromones (intraspecific effects) and allelochemicals …