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Sex Attractants for Male Lepidoptera

open access: yesAgricultural and Biological Chemistry, 1977
About one hundred of unsaturated long straight chain compounds (C10-C18) containing a terminal hydroxyl or acetoxyl group were synthesized and their attractiveness to male Lepidoptera were tested in various environments. In this screening test, male insects of ninety- three species which belong to fifteen families were attracted specifically.
ANDO, Tetsu   +3 more
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Research Progress of Insect Odorant Receptors

open access: yesGuangdong nongye kexue, 2022
For insects, olfaction is an important signal input source for their behavioral perception. There are many kinds of proteins involved in the process of odor recognition, and they play a leading role in regulating feeding, swarming, mating, oviposition ...
Quanmei QI, Qiurong LI
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Towards the knowledge of the fauna of clearwing moths (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan

open access: yesActa Biologica Sibirica
A small collection of five clearwing moths (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) collected using artificial sex attractants in the vicinity of Ordubad, Nikhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan, is presented and illustrated. Four species, viz.
Oleg G. Gorbunov   +4 more
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Ageing and sex attraction of Teratorhabditis nematode

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Animal Sciences
Sex attraction was observed in the free - living nematode Teratorhabdits palmarum (Gerber & Giblin-Davis, 1990). Attraction by means of pheromones provides the ability to find and distinguish appropriate individual with which to mate.
Wajih Jamal
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Sex Pheromones and Food Attractants Used to Monitor and Control Synanthedon Myopaeformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)

open access: yesActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2016
Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) is a prominent pest of commercial apple orchards in Europe. the sex pheromones of S. myopaeformis and food attractants based on apple juice, beer and red wine were evaluated as tools for
František Kocourek, Jitka Stará
doaj   +1 more source

Dispersal From Natal Patch Correlates With the Volatility of Female Sex Pheromones in Parasitoid Wasps

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Chemical communication via pheromones is considered the oldest and most widespread form of communication in nature. However, the way that the enormous diversity of species-specific pheromones evolved is still of debate.
Lea C. Böttinger, Johannes Stökl
doaj   +1 more source

Biology, invasion and management of the agricultural invader: Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is native to the Americas. It has rapidly invaded 47 African countries and 18 Asian countries since the first detection of invasion into Nigeria and Ghana in 2016.
Jing WAN   +16 more
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Behavioural manipulation of the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala L): Prospects for push–pull strategies in oilseed rape

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Behavioural manipulation of Psylliodes chrysocephala provides promising opportunities for sustainable pest management in oilseed rape systems. This review synthesises evidence on glucosinolates and their volatile isothiocyanate derivatives as phagostimulants and attractants, alongside the repellent or antifeedant effects of non‐host plants, plant ...
Suleiman Mustapha   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of synthetic volatile attractant for male Ectropis obliqua moths

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Agriculture, 2016
The tea geometrid Ectropis obliqua is one of the most serious leaf-feeding insect pests in tea (Camellia sinensis) in East Asia. Although several volatile chemicals emitted from tea plants have been reported to be attractive to E.
Xiao-ling SUN   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Function and Characterization Analysis of BodoOBP8 from Bradysia odoriphaga (Diptera: Sciaridae) in the Recognition of Plant Volatiles and Sex Pheromones

open access: yesInsects, 2021
The belowground pest Bradysia odoriphaga (Diptera: Sciaridae) has a sophisticated and sensitive olfactory system to detect semiochemical signals from the surrounding environment. In particular, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are crucial in capturing and
Yuting Yang   +8 more
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