Insects are analytical chemists par excellence. They perceive the world through
semiochemicals with inordinate sensitivity. A male moth, for example, can detect a “scent of …

▪ Abstract The possibility of disrupting the chemical communication of insect pests has
initiated the development of new semiochemicals, parapheromones, which are …

A survey of the new environmentally safe strategies used for insect control is presented. The
survey includes mating disruption, pheromone antagonists as chemical communication …

Background Insects respond to the spatial and temporal dynamics of a pheromone plume,
which implies not only a strong response to'odor on', but also to'odor off'. This requires …

The genus Spodoptera contains some of the most destructive crop pests in the world owing
to the worldwide distribution of the different species and their wide host ranges. Uses of …

Simple Summary Rhynchophorus ferrugineus or the red palm weevil (RPW) is a major
invasive insect pest that causes severe problems for palm cultivations and, in turn, for the …

Can the introduction of fluorine atoms affect the bioactivity of natural semiochemicals? Can
fluorine contribute in the creation of specific enzyme inhibitors to interrupt or disrupt the …

Enaminones are available by reaction of 4-ethoxy-1, 1, 1-trifluorobut-3-ene-2-one with
amines such as dimethylamine and they react with Grignard reagents to give αβ-unsaturated …

Trifluoromethyl ketones reversibly inhibit pheromone-degrading esterases in insect olfactory
tissues, affecting pheromone detection and behavior of moth males. In this work,(Z)-9 …

In a wind tunnel trifluoromethyl ketones (TFMKs) have been found to disrupt the orientation
flight of male moths to pheromone sources (virgin females or synthetic pheromone). This is …