Insect odorscapes: from plant volatiles to natural olfactory scenes

L Conchou, P Lucas, C Meslin, M Proffit… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Olfaction is an essential sensory modality for insects and their olfactory environment is
mostly made up of plant-emitted volatiles. The terrestrial vegetation produces an amazing …

Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles: targets, perception and unanswered questions

M Heil - 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Plants respond to mechanical wounding, herbivore feeding or infection by pathogens with
the release of volatiles. Small C6 molecules termed green‐leaf volatiles form a general …

Plant phenotypic plasticity in the phytobiome: a volatile issue

M Dicke - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Herbivory induces plant volatiles.•Plants are members of a complex and dynamic
phytobiome.•Herbivore-induced plant volatiles affect members of the phytobiome.• …

Functional evolution of Lepidoptera olfactory receptors revealed by deorphanization of a moth repertoire

A De Fouchier, WB Walker III, N Montagné… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
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 …

The terpene synthase gene family in Gossypium hirsutum harbors a linalool synthase GhTPS12 implicated in direct defence responses against herbivores

XZ Huang, YT Xiao, TG Köllner, WX Jing… - Plant, Cell & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivore‐induced terpenes have been reported to function as ecological signals in plant–
insect interactions. Here, we showed that insect‐induced cotton volatile blends contained 16 …

Transcriptome Analysis of Gene Families Involved in Chemosensory Function in Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

WB Walker, A Roy, P Anderson, F Schlyter… - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Background Deciphering the molecular mechanisms mediating the chemical senses, taste,
and smell has been of vital importance for understanding the nature of how insects interact …

A herbivore-induced plant volatile interferes with host plant and mate location in moths through suppression of olfactory signalling pathways

E Hatano, AM Saveer, F Borrero-Echeverry, M Strauch… - BMC biology, 2015 - Springer
Background Plants under herbivore attack release volatiles that attract natural enemies, and
herbivores in turn avoid such plants. Whilst herbivore-induced plant volatile blends …

The ethological significance and olfactory detection of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in interactions of plants, herbivorous insects, and parasitoids

H Guo, CZ Wang - Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2019 - Springer
Tritrophic interactions play a pivotal role in maintaining a functional agroecosystem. After
damaged by phytophagous insects, host plants release a blend of odorants called herbivore …

Soil salinization disrupts plant–plant signaling effects on extra-floral nectar induction in wild cotton

Y Briones-May, T Quijano-Medina, B Pérez-Niño… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
Plant–plant interactions via volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have received much
attention, but how abiotic stresses affect these interactions is poorly understood. We tested …

Field evaluation of synthetic and neem-derived alternative insecticides in developing action thresholds against cauliflower pests

FM Shah, M Razaq, Q Ali, SA Shad, M Aslam… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Synthetic chemical pesticides can enhance crop yields but also have undesired effects.
Alternative 'botanical insecticides' may also have non-target effects on pollinators and …