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Inscribed Matter Communication: Part I

, 2016
We provide a fundamental treatment of the molecular communication channel wherein "inscribed matter" is transmitted across a spatial gap to provide reliable signaling between a sender and receiver.
Mian, Ismat Saira, Rose, Christopher
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Rapid evolution of chemosensory receptor genes in a pair of sibling species of orchid bees (Apidae: Euglossini). [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundInsects rely more on chemical signals (semiochemicals) than on any other sensory modality to find, identify, and choose mates. In most insects, pheromone production is typically regulated through biosynthetic pathways, whereas pheromone sensory
Brand, Philipp, Eltz, Thomas, Leese, Florian, Quezada-Euan, J Javier G, Ramírez, Santiago R, Tollrian, Ralph   +5 more
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Identification, Expression Patterns, and Functional Characterization of Chemosensory Proteins in Dendroctonus armandi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
The Chinese white pine beetle, Dendroctonus armandi Tsai and Li (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is a serious pest of coniferous forests in China.
Zhumei Li, Lulu Dai, Honglong Chu, Honglong Chu, Danyang Fu, Yaya Sun, Hui Chen, Hui Chen   +7 more
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Ecological interactions, host plant defenses, and control strategies in managing soybean looper, Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Frontiers in Insect Science
Soybean looper (SBL), Chrysodeixis includens (Walker 1858) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is one of the most damaging insect pests of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., in the mid-south region of the United States, and causes significant economic losses to ...
Rahul Debnath, Rahul Debnath, Justin George, Manish Gautam, Insha Shafi, Rupesh Kariyat, Gadi V. P. Reddy   +6 more
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De novo formation of an aggregation pheromone precursor by an isoprenyl diphosphate synthase-related terpene synthase in the harlequin bug. [PDF]

, 2018
Insects use a diverse array of specialized terpene metabolites as pheromones in intraspecific interactions. In contrast to plants and microbes, which employ enzymes called terpene synthases (TPSs) to synthesize terpene metabolites, limited information ...
Ghosh, Saikat Kumar B, Gundersen-Rindal, Dawn E, Khrimian, Ashot, Kuhar, Thomas P, Köllner, Tobias G, Lancaster, Jason, Lehner, Bryan, Luck, Katrin, Marek, Paul E, Muchlinski, Andrew, Sparks, Michael E, Tholl, Dorothea, Tittiger, Claus, Tokuhisa, James G, Wallingford, Anna, Weber, Donald C, Young, Sharon, Zerbe, Philipp   +17 more
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Conservation biological control on-farm, using VOCs combined with maintained natural border vegetation for a more unerring and resilient biological control of aphids in cereals

Frontiers in Horticulture
Conservation biological control (CBC) is a sustainable measure for ecological intensification in agriculture to establish and maintain robust natural enemy populations.
Gunda Thöming
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Exploitation of kairomones and synomones by Medetera spp. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), predators of spruce bark beetles

European Journal of Entomology, 2005
The semiochemical relationships in a predator-prey-host plant system were studied by a series of multiple-choice field assays. The studied system included predatory flies of the genus Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), the bark beetles Ips typographus ...
Jiri HULCR, Marc POLLET, Karel UBIK, Jan VRKOČ   +3 more
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Management of strawberry blossom weevil and European tarnished plant bug in organic strawberry and raspberry using semiochemical traps [PDF]

, 2012
The strawberry blossom weevil (Anthonomus rubi) and the European tarnished plant bug (Lygus rugulipennis) cause large (10 - >80%) losses in yield and quality in organically grown berries.
Apenite, Ilze, Baroffio, Catherine, Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin, Cross, Jerry, Hall, David, Sigsgaard, Lene, Trandem, Nina, Wibe, Atle   +7 more
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Jump-starting urban rat research: Conspecific pheromones recruit wild rats into a behavioral and pathogen-monitoring assay

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2015
Wild rats, Rattus spp, have adapted so well to urbanization that humans may be obligatory to their survival. Consequently, rats foul human food sources, predate threatened fauna and serve as reservoirs for disease, costing the US economy $19 billion in ...
Michael H Parsons, Michael H Parsons, Ron eSarno, Mike eDeutsch   +3 more
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The potential use of lures for thrips biological control in greenhouses: practice and theory [PDF]

Exploiting the response of thrips pest species to odours has long been a goal for improving thrips pest management including biological control. Applications of attractants could include improved monitoring, push-pull (in conjunction with a repellent ...
Davidson, M.M., Kogel, W.J., de, Nielsen, M.C., Perry, N.B., Teulon, D.A.J., Tol, R.W.H.M., van   +5 more
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