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 …

Simple Summary Insect pheromones are specific natural compounds that meet modern pest
control requirements, ie, species-specificity, lack of toxicity to mammals, environmentally …

Fluid turbulence is a double-edged sword for the navigation of macroscopic animals, such
as birds, insects, and rodents. On the one hand, turbulence enables pheromone …

The evolutionary origins of the three major families of chemoreceptors in arthropods—the
odorant receptor (OR), gustatory receptor (GR), and ionotropic receptor (IR) families …

The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a notorious pest of fruit crops. Gravid
females locate suitable oviposition sites by detecting host plant volatiles. Here, we …

Odorant receptors (ORs) are essential for plant–insect interactions. However, despite the
global impacts of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) as major herbivores and pollinators …

The sense of smell enables insects to recognize olfactory signals crucial for survival and
reproduction. In insects, odorant detection highly depends on the interplay of distinct …

The body surface of nearly all insects, including ants, is covered with a lipid layer that largely
consists of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC). They fulfil several functions, the two best-studied …

Animals rely on their chemosensory system to discriminate among a very large number of
attractive or repulsive chemical cues in the environment, which is essential to respond with …

Pheromones are chemicals that serve intraspecific communication. In animals, the ability to
detect and discriminate pheromones in a complex chemical environment substantially …