Our knowledge of the molecular basis of odorant reception in insects has grown
exponentially over the past decade. Odorant receptors (ORs) from moths, fruit flies …

The sense of smell enables insects to recognize and discriminate a broad range of volatile
chemicals in their environment originating from prey, host plants and conspecifics. These …

Insects detect odorants primarily using odorant receptors (OR) housed in the dendritic
membrane of olfactory sensory neurons (OSN). Pioneering studies indicated that insects …

In recent years, considerable progress has been made in understanding the molecular
mechanisms underlying olfaction in insects. Because of the diverse nature of the gene …

Sex pheromone communication, acting as a prezygotic barrier to mating, is believed to have
contributed to the speciation of moths and butterflies in the order Lepidoptera. Five decades …

Antennal olfaction is extremely important for insect survival, mediating key behaviors such
as host preference, mate choice, and oviposition site selection. Multiple antennal proteins …

Although chemical communication is the most widespread form of communication, its
evolution and diversity are not well understood. By integrating studies of a wide range of …

Insects sense odorants with specialized odorant receptors (ORs). Each antennal olfactory
receptor neuron expresses one OR with an odorant binding site together with a conserved …

Sexual communication in moths offers a simplified scenario to model and investigate insect
sensory perception. Both PBPs (pheromone-binding proteins) and PRs (pheromone …

Pheromones are chemicals that serve intraspecific communication. In animals, the ability to
detect and discriminate pheromones in a complex chemical environment substantially …