Insects locate many resources important to survival by tracking along wind-borne odor
plumes to their source. It is well known that plumes are patchy distributions of high …

Many insects locate resources such as a mate, a host, or food by flying upwind along the
odor plumes that these resources emit to their source. A windborne plume has a turbulent …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

IN studies of moths flying upwind to a pheromone source, attention has focused on the
influence on flight orientation of the composition1, 2 and concentration3, 4 of the chemical …

A subset of olfactory projection neurons in the brain of male Manduca sexta is described,
and their role in sex pheromone information processing is examined. 2. These neurons have …

Male and female Manduca sexta flew upwind in response to the odor of female sex-
pheromone gland extract or fresh tobacco leaf respectively, and generated very similar …

This book focuses on chemicals that effect aggregation for mating and elicit sexual behavior
in insects, mites, and ticks, mainly on" sex pheromonal" or" mating" activity. These …

The lobster, Homarus americanus, relies upon its lateral antennules to make initial
directional choices in a turbulent odor plume. To determine whether chemical signals …

When male oriental fruit moths, Grapholita molesta (Busck)(Tortricidae), casting in clean air
entered an airstream permeated with pheromone their flight tracks changed immediately on …

Significant progress has been made recently in research on lepidopterous sex pheromones.
Advances in understanding the biochemical, neurobiological, and behavioral events that …