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

Insect infestation is a major problem in agriculture and forestry addressed primarily with
insecticide sprays or genetically modified plant breeds. The problem has aggravated in the …

Background One of the challenges in insect chemical ecology is to understand how insect
pheromones are synthesised, detected and degraded. Genome wide survey by comparative …

Fatty-acyl CoA reductases (FAR) convert fatty acids into fatty alcohols in pro-and eukaryotic
organisms. In the Lepidoptera, members of the FAR gene family serve in the biosynthesis of …

The sex pheromone biosynthetic pathways of lepidopterans require the concerted actions of
multiple gene products. A number of pheromone gland (PG)-specific genes have been …

Moth sexual pheromones are widely studied as a fine-tuned system of intraspecific sexual
communication that reinforces interspecific reproductive isolation. However, their evolution …

Background Female moths synthesize species-specific sex pheromone components and
release them to attract male moths, which depend on precise sex pheromone chemosensory …

Ant societies show a division of labor in which a queen is in charge of reproduction while
nonreproductive workers maintain the colony. In Harpegnathos saltator, workers retain …

In most Lepidoptera, pheromone biosynthesis is regulated by a neuropeptide termed
pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN). Although much is known about …

Desaturase genes are essential for biological processes, including lipid metabolism, cell
signaling, and membrane fluidity regulation. Insect desaturases are particularly interesting …