Olfactory function varies by several orders of magnitude among healthy individuals, who
may exhibit a reduced sensitivity (hyposmia), a high sensitivity (hyperosmia), or an olfactory …

The host acceptances of insects can be determined largely by detecting plant metabolites
using insect taste. In the present study, we investigated the gustatory sensitivity and feeding …

Insects comprise more than half of all described species in the animal kingdom and account
for a considerable proportion of all biodiversity on the planet [1, 2]. This great variability is …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wied., is a worldwide pest of several
fruits given its extremely wide host range which includes more than 250 different species of …

This research investigates how fourth-instar larvae of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea
operculella, respond to plant secondary metabolites (sucrose, glucose, nicotine, and tannic …

The peripheral sensitivity and palatability of different carbohydrates was evaluated and their
nutritional value assessed in adult females of D. suzukii by means of an …

Shrimp are an essential ecological component of marine ecosystems, and have commercial
importance for human consumption and aquaculture. Like other decapod crustaceans …

Smell strongly contributes to food choice and intake, influencing energy balance and body
weight; its reduction or loss has been related to malnutrition problems. Some patients with …

In recent years, there has been interest in reduced-risk materials with insecticidal properties
for the invasive pest spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Here, we compared the …

Most odors of foods and drinks are mixtures of molecules. By means of the coupled Gas
Chromatography-Olfactometry (GC-O) technique, single components of flavor mixtures can …