Highlights•Insect herbivores deal with a vast spectrum of information from many
sources.•Limitations in host plant choice accuracy in polyphagous insects may be mitigated …

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 …

Lepidoptera suffer critical lack of genetic tools and heritable genome edition has been
achieved only in a few model species. Here we demonstrate that the CRISPR/Cas9 system …

The molecular basis of odorant detection and its corollary, the task of the odorant receptor,
are fundamental to understanding olfactory coding and sensory ecology. Based on their …

Yeasts form mutualistic interactions with insects. Hallmarks of this interaction include
provision of essential nutrients, while insects facilitate yeast dispersal and growth on plant …

Deciphering how spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive polyphagous planthopper in North
America, engages with its environment is a pressing issue with fundamental biological …

Polyphagous herbivorous insects need to discriminate suitable from unsuitable host plants
in complex plant communities. While studies on the olfactory system of monophagous …

Background The detection of environmental cues and signals via the sensory system directs
behavioral choices in diverse organisms. Insect larvae rely on input from the chemosensory …

Insects find their oviposition sites using visual, contact and olfactory cues. Volatile stimuli
emitted by an intact or herbivore-occupied host plant, non-host plants or the herbivore itself …

Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a major pest of fruits and vegetables worldwide with
documented losses of up to 100%. Various management techniques including the use of …