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

Olfactory communication research with insects utilizing sex pheromones has focused on the
effects of pheromones on signal receivers. Early pheromone detection studies using the …

A number of strategies have been proposed to manage the increasing threat of insect pests
to non-native plantation forests, but the implementation of these strategies can be especially …

Coryphodema tristis is a wood-boring insect, indigenous to South Africa, that has recently
been identified as an emerging pest feeding on Eucalyptus nitens, resulting in extensive …

A putative male-produced pheromone has recently been described for the global pest of
pines, Sirex noctilio, but field-activity has not been demonstrated. This study aimed to …

The spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is the major insect pest of
maize and sorghum crops during the rainy season. The pheromone released by adult virgin …

Abstract Chilecomadia valdiviana (Philippi)(Lepidoptera: Cossidae) is an insect native to
Chile. The larval stages feed on the wood of economically important fruit tree species such …

Coryphodema tristis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) is a native wood-boring moth with a broad host
range on both native and non-native vegetation and is an important pest of commercial …

Well-developed antennae are crucial for many insects, but especially for scramble
competitors, who race to find their mates using female sex cues. In these systems, the ability …

Chemical, electrophysiological, and field trapping experiments were carried out to identify
the female-produced sex pheromone of the asparagus moth, Parahypopta caestrum, a very …