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 …

Chemoreception is essential for survival. Feeding, mating, and avoidance of predators
depend on detection of sensory cues. Drosophila contains diverse families of …

The ability to find and consume nutrient-rich diets for successful reproduction and survival is
fundamental to animal life. Among the nutrients important for all animals are polyamines, a …

Innate behaviors are frequently comprised of ordered sequences of component actions that
progress to satisfy essential drives. Progression is governed by specialized sensory cues …

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 …

For many species of insects, lipid pheromones profoundly influence survival, reproduction,
and social organization. Unravelling the chemical language of insects has been the subject …

Odors elicit complex patterns of activated olfactory sensory neurons. Knowing the complete
olfactome, ie the responses in all sensory neurons for all relevant odorants, is desirable to …

Insects detect their hosts or mates primarily through olfaction, and olfactory receptors (ORs)
are at the core of odorant detection. Each species has evolved a unique repertoire of ORs …

Insects, including those which provide vital ecosystems services as well as those which are
devastating pests or disease vectors, locate their resources mainly based on olfaction …

Sensory coding represents a basic principle of all phyla in nature: species attempt to
perceive their natural surroundings and to make sense of them. Ultimately, sensory coding is …