Pathogens and pests constantly challenge food security and safety worldwide. The use of
plant protection products to manage them raises concerns related to human health, the …

Basic substances are a group of substances that have recently been regulated to give
legislative coverage to common products such as vinegar, beer, milk and sugar, traditionally …

The codling moth, Cydia pomonella, is an important fruit pest worldwide. As nocturnal
animals, adults depend to a large extent on olfactory cues for detection of food and mates …

The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a
serious agricultural and urban pest that has become an invasive species in many parts of …

Chemical senses are crucial for all organisms to detect various environmental information.
Different protein families, expressed in chemosensory organs, are involved in the detection …

Silviculture is the art and science of managing forest stands to meet landowner goals and
objectives (see Box 20.1); traditional examples of goals and objectives include managing for …

Olfaction in insects is essential for host identification, mating and oviposition, in which
olfactory proteins are responsible for chemical signaling. Here, we determined the …

Background Insect olfactory proteins can transmit chemical signals in the environment that
serve as the basis for foraging, mate searching, predator avoidance and oviposition …

Background The oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta, is an extremely important
oligophagous pest species of stone and pome fruits throughout the world. As a host …

The combination of a pathogenic virus and mutualistic yeasts isolated from larvae of codling
moth Cydia pomonella is proposed as a novel insect control technique. Apples were treated …