Chemistry, biosynthesis and biology of floral volatiles: roles in pollination and other functions

S Dötterl, J Gershenzon - Natural Product Reports, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2010 to 2023 Floral volatiles are a chemically diverse group of plant metabolites
that serve multiple functions. Their composition is shaped by environmental, ecological and …

Mosquito attractants

L Dormont, M Mulatier, D Carrasco… - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - Springer
Vector control and personal protection against anthropophilic mosquitoes mainly rely on the
use of insecticides and repellents. The search for mosquito-attractive semiochemicals has …

Microplastics and nanoplastics effects on plant–pollinator interaction and pollination biology

S Shah, M Ilyas, R Li, J Yang… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) contamination is an emerging environmental and
public health concern, and these particles have been reported both in aquatic and terrestrial …

Controlling mosquitoes with semiochemicals: a review

M Wooding, Y Naudé, E Rohwer, M Bouwer - Parasites & Vectors, 2020 - Springer
The use of semiochemicals in odour-based traps for surveillance and control of vector
mosquitoes is deemed a new and viable component for integrated vector management …

Mosquito phytophagy–sources exploited, ecological function, and evolutionary transition to haematophagy

DAH Peach, G Gries - Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
For a very long time, mosquitoes have been known or suspected to consume plant liquids.
Recently eclosed mosquitoes cannot survive long without consuming sugary plant liquids …

A signal-like role for floral humidity in a nocturnal pollination system

A Dahake, P Jain, CC Vogt, W Kandalaft… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Previous studies have considered floral humidity to be an inadvertent consequence of
nectar evaporation, which could be exploited as a cue by nectar-seeking pollinators. By …

Olfaction in Anopheles mosquitoes

JK Konopka, D Task, A Afify, J Raji, K Deibel… - Chemical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
As vectors of disease, mosquitoes are a global threat to human health. The Anopheles
mosquito is the deadliest mosquito species as the insect vector of the malaria-causing …

Molecular mechanisms of pollination biology

R Fattorini, BJ Glover - Annual review of plant biology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from the stamens to the stigma, an essential
requirement of sexual reproduction in flowering plants. Cross-pollination increases genetic …

Cone humidity is a strong attractant in an obligate cycad pollination system

S Salzman, A Dahake, W Kandalaft… - Current biology, 2023 - cell.com
Studies of pollination biology often focus on visual and olfactory aspects of attraction, with
few studies addressing behavioral responses and morphological adaptation to primary …

Ultraviolet inflorescence cues enhance attractiveness of inflorescence odour to Culex pipiens mosquitoes

DAH Peach, E Ko, AJ Blake, G Gries - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Inflorescence patterns of ultraviolet (UV) absorption and UV-reflection are attractive to many
insect pollinators. To understand whether UV inflorescence cues affect the attraction of …