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Alkaloid chemistry in pill-millipedes: Defensive secretion in two species of Typhloglomeris Verhoeff, 1898 (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridellidae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Michaela Bodner, Dragan Antić, Zvezdana Jovanović, Günther Raspotnig, Bojan Ilić, Luka Lučić, Slobodan Makarov
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Comparative study of three local mistletoes: insights from photosynthetic, ionomic, and metabolomic attributes Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Zouhaier Barhoumi
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Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of Lygus hesperus Knight (Hemiptera: Miridae) to host plant volatiles Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Matthew C. Hetherington, Johanne Brunet, Diego Nieto, Ricardo A. Ramirez, Erik J. Wenninger, Christelle Guédot
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Even- and odd-numbered fatty acids used as worker arrestant aggregation pheromone components in the Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Yuki Mitaka, Kenji Matsuura, Toshiharu Akino
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Sexual behavior and chemical signaling in Opsiphanes cassina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Jenifer J. Bustos-Cortés, Rosa C. Aldana-De la Torre, Anuar Morales-Rodríguez, Carolina Chegwin-Angarita, Alicia Romero-Frías
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The effect of juvenile hormone on the chemical profile and fertility of Lasius niger queens Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Anneline Mattens, Kin Ho Chan, Cintia Akemi Oi
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Larvae of Sasakia charonda (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Apaturinae) and three related species use oral odorants to repel ants and wasps Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Taro Hayashi, Kaori Holikawa, Hisako Akiba, Takashi A. Inoue, Kinuko Niihara, Tatsuya Fukuda
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Colletes hederae bees are equally attracted by visual and olfactory cues of inconspicuous Hedera helix flowers Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Kathrin Lukas, Stefan Dötterl, Manfred Ayasse, Hannah Burger
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Cadmium induced changes in antioxidant activity, oxidative damage and andrographolide production in Andrographis paniculata Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Suraj Kumar Mourya, Praveen Mohil, R. Vijayvergia, Anil Kumar
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Isolation and identification of volatile compounds from a protein-based food lure: electrophysiological and behavioral responses of Bactrocera oleae adults Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Aikaterini Psoma, Eirini Anastasaki, Georgios Partsinevelos, Panagiotis Milonas
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Changes to volatile profiles of arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis, from drought and insect infestation: olfactory cues for the cypress bark beetle, Phloeosinus aubei Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Gábor Bozsik, Béla Péter Molnár, Michael J. Domingue, Gábor Szőcs
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Leaf surface traits may influence host specificity in psyllids of Eucalyptus, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) and Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Privilege T. Makunde, Johannes C. Joubert, Bernard Slippers, Brett P. Hurley, Almuth Hammerbacher
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After chemo-metamorphosis: p-menthane monoterpenoids characterize the oil gland secretion of adults of the oribatid mite, Nothrus palustris Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Günther Raspotnig, Michaela Bodner, David Fröhlich, Julia Blesl, Edith Stabentheiner, Olaf Kunert
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Gregarious mature male-specific volatiles and the semivolatile cuticular hydrocarbon fraction of the South American locust, Schistocerca cancellata Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Karsten Seidelmann, Christiane Stahr
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Straight-chain alkanes derived from leaf waxes stimulate feeding behaviors in a cucurbit leaf beetle, Aulacophora femolaris (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Ittetsu Kamata, Yoko Inui, Shoko Sakai
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Attraction of Pissodes castaneus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) to Pinus taeda: laboratory and field evaluation Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-06-10 Gustavo Frensch, Scheila R. M. Zaleski, Renan R. Schorr, Liliane G. Dantas, Marina Krasniak, Sonia M. N. Lazzari, Beatriz H. L. N. S. Maia, Francisco A. Marques
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Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) are highly complex and do not chemically mimic their hosts Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Federico Ronchetti, Thomas Schmitt, Marcello Romano, Carlo Polidori
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The variability of iridomyrmecin, the venom of the Argentine ant, in its native and invasive ranges Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-03-10 Isabel Salado, Paloma Álvarez-Blanco, Raphaël Boulay, Olivier Blight, Sílvia Abril, Xim Cerdá, Elena Angulo
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Chemical and evolutionary analysis of the scent gland secretions of two species of Gonyleptes Kirby, 1819 (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Matheus Lima Silva Vieira, Marcos Ryotaro Hara, Amanda Cruz Mendes, Rodrigo Hirata Willemart, Aline Bertinatto Cruz, Deborah Yara Alves Cursino dos Santos, Miriam Sannomiya
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Role of juvenile hormone in oogenesis, chemical profile, and behavior of the wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis (Vespidae: Polistinae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Erika Fernandes Neves, Thiago dos Santos Montagna, Kamylla Balbuena Michelutti, Sidnei Eduardo Lima-Junior, Claudia Andréa Lima Cardoso, William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
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Identification of sex-specific compounds in the invasive four-eyed fir bark beetle Polygraphus proximus Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Lina Viklund, Yuri Baranchikov, Martin Schroeder, Anton Efremenko, Denis Demidko, Erik Hedenström
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Juvenile hormone regulates reproductive physiology and the production of fertility cues in the swarm-founding wasp Polybia occidentalis Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-09-17 Amanda Prato, Rafael Carvalho da Silva, Cintia Akemi Oi, Izabel Cristina Casanova Turatti, Fabio Santos do Nascimento
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Inhibitory effects of methanol extracts from Fallopia japonica and F. × bohemica rhizomes and selected phenolic compounds on radish germination and root growth Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-08-22 Katarina Šoln, Monika Horvat, Jernej Iskra, Jasna Dolenc Koce
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Using weapons instead of perfume: chemical association strategies of the myrmecophilous bug Scolopostethus pacificus (Rhyparochromidae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-06-25 Adrian Brückner
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The scent gland chemistry of Gagrellinae (Opiliones, Sclerosomatidae): evidence for sequestration of myrmicacin in a species of Prionostemma Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Günther Raspotnig, Michaela Bodner, Julia Blesl, Carlos Viquez
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Host-plant volatiles enhance the attraction of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to sex pheromone Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-05-10 Hai-Tao Du, Yao Li, Jun Zhu, Fang Liu
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Benzoxazinoids in roots and shoots of cereal rye (Secale cereale) and their fates in soil after cover crop termination Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-04-24 Clifford P. Rice, Briana A. Otte, Matthew Kramer, Harry H. Schomberg, Steven B. Mirsky, Katherine L. Tully
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Reproduction and fertility signalling under joint juvenile hormone control in primitively eusocial Mischocyttarus wasps Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-04-11 Helena Mendes Ferreira, Rafael Carvalho da Silva, Fabio Santos do Nascimento, Tom Wenseleers, Cintia Akemi Oi
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Crinoid anthraquinones as kairomones allowing host selection for the symbiotic snapping shrimp Synalpheus stimpsonii Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-03-08 Guillaume Caulier, Alexia Lourtie, Lola Brasseur, Jerome Mallefet, Pascal Gerbaux, Patrick Flammang, Igor Eeckhaut
Quinones are one of the major pigment groups that provide such bright colors to feather stars (Echinodermata, Crinoidea). These secondary metabolites also act as defensive molecules rendering crinoids unpalatable and repellent to other organisms. However, feather stars are usually associated with numerous symbiotic organisms, amongst which the ectocommensal snapping shrimp Synalpheus stimpsonii. We
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Allelochemicals from Thapsia garganica leaves for Lolium perenne L. control: the magic of mixtures Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-02-11 Ghofrane Jmii, Jesús G. Zorrilla, Rabiaa Haouala
Luteolin 7-O-glucoside (1), 10β-acetoxy-8α-butyryloxy-11α-hydroxy-2β-((2-methylbutanoyl)oxy)-1βH,6αH,7αH,11βH-guaian-3-en-12,6-olide (2) and thapsigargin (3) herbicidal activities’ were evaluated in comparison with their binary and tertiary mixtures, against Lolium perenne. These allelochemicals were isolated from Thapsia garganica leaves methanolic extract. Experiments were carried out by irrigation
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Transcriptome response of cold-pretreated Pantoea agglomerans KSC03 to exogenous green leaf volatile E-2-hexenal Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-01-10 Haifeng Sun, Hong Gao, Xinyu Zuo, Guoyin Kai
Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are initially formed in the form of aldehydes, and then converted to alcohol and ester forms by the enzymes from plants. However, it remains unclear whether and how plant microbes work with aldehyde GLVs, especially under stressed conditions. Here, transcriptional response of cold-pretreated Pantoea agglomerans KSC03, an endophyte from Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus
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Floral secondary metabolites in context of biotic and abiotic stress factors Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-11-22 Ishita Paul, Mousumi Poddar Sarkar, Pratap Bhanu Singh Bhadoria
Floral displays constitute signals conveyed to potential pollinators by pigments and fragrance compounds, which are secondary metabolites biosynthesized through a limited number of major metabolic pathways. In recent years, the role of defensive secondary metabolites, targeted to tolerate/resist herbivory, pathogen-borne diseases and other kinds of stress, has become apparent in the context of floral
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Synergistic attraction of kleptoparasitic flies, Desmometopa spp. (Diptera: Milichiidae) to two vespid venom volatiles, trans-conophthorin and N-(3-methylbutyl)acetamide Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Qing-He Zhang, Doreen R. Hoover, Darby R. McMillian, Guiji Zhou, Armenak Margaryan, Dewayne O. Welshons, Allen L. Norrbom, Jeffrey R. Aldrich
Spiroacetals such as E-7-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4,5]decane (trans-conophthorin; tC) and acetamides [predominantly N-(3-methylbutyl)acetamide; N3MBA], are two major groups of volatiles discovered in venoms of many Vespidae. In the course of testing the attractiveness of tC and N3MBA to Vespidae using Rescue® Wasp TrapStiks, a significant number of female milichiids, Desmometopa nearctica Sabrosky and
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Fate of carotenoids in the closed living system of gall–gall wasp–parasitoid Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Nikelshparg, Evelina I., Bratashov, Daniil N., Nikelshparg, Matvey I., Anikin, Vasily V.
Carotenoids play multiple roles in insects, including coloration and protection. Most insects can obtain carotenoids only from their diet. Therefore, carotenoids are proposed to reflect trophic chains and lifestyles of insects. We investigated the mini-ecosystem of a gall on a hawkweed Hieracium × robustum induced by the gall wasp Aulacidea hieracii (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) that is attacked by parasitoid
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Biogeochemical cycling of nickel and nutrients in a natural high-density stand of the hyperaccumulator Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi in Sabah, Malaysia Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Tisserand, Romane, Nkrumah, Philip Nti, van der Ent, Antony, Sumail, Sukaibin, Zeller, Bernhard, Echevarria, Guillaume
The extend of biogeochemical cycling of nickel (Ni) by tropical hyperaccumulator plants in their native habitat is largely unknown, although these unusual plants are suspected to play a major role in the recycling of this element in ultramafic ecosystems. In this study, we have assessed the biogeochemical cycling of Ni (and other elements, including mineral nutrients) by a tropical Ni hyperaccumulator plant
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Electrophysiological and behavioral activities of sex pheromone and structurally related compounds in lightbrown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-09-09 Roh, Gwang Hyun, Park, Kye Chung
Species-specific pheromone communication in moths is often achieved by the precise control of the production of a multi-component sex pheromone blend in females and selective perception of pheromone compounds in males. Reproductive isolation mediated by sex pheromone can be enhanced by the sensitive detection of structurally related non-pheromone components that are not used as pheromone in the same
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Colonial chemical signature of social wasps and their nesting substrates Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-08-24 Sguarizi-Antonio, Denise, Michelutti, Kamylla Balbuena, Soares, Eva Ramona Pereira, Batista, Nathan Rodrigues, Lima-Junior, Sidnei Eduardo, Cardoso, Claudia Andrea Lima, de Oliveira Torres, Viviana, Antonialli-Junior, William Fernando
Social wasps build their nests using plant material and can thereby occupy different types of habitats. The organization of their colonies is generally based on complex communication systems that include chemical compounds of the cuticle that are shared with the material of their nests thus contributing to the specific chemical signature of their colony. These compounds can vary by environmental factors
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Soybean leaf age and plant stage influence expression of resistance to velvetbean caterpillar and fall armyworm Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-08-14 Souza, Bruno H. S., Costa, Eduardo N., Ribeiro, Zulene A., Perlatti, Bruno, Cruz, Mara C. P., Forim, Moacir R., Júnior, Arlindo L. Boiça, Stout, Michael J.
Numerous species of herbivorous insects are associated with soybeans, including the specialist velvetbean caterpillar (VBC), Anticarsia gemmatalis, and the generalist fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda. Expression of plant resistance is influenced by factors intrinsic to host plants, such as leaf age and plant stage, which can differentially affect specialist and generalist insects due to varying
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Differential responses to aldehyde pheromone blends in two bed bug species (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-07-26 Mark Dery, Chow-Yang Lee, Dong-Hwan Choe
The behavioral responses of two bed bug species, Cimex lectularius L. and C. hemipterus (F.), to conspecific or heterospecific nymphal aldehyde blends were examined using a two-choice olfactometer. Volatile cues from exuviae or a synthetic blend containing (E)-2-hexenal, 4-oxo-(E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-octenal, and 4-oxo-(E)-2-octenal were tested. In both species, the adults settled preferentially on the
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Identification of male produced compounds in the bark beetle Polygraphus subopacus and establishment of (Z)-2-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexylidene)-ethanol as an aggregation pheromone component Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-07-12 Lina Viklund, Joakim Bång, Martin Schroeder, Erik Hedenström
Bark beetles of the genus Polygraphus have recently been involved in large bark beetle outbreaks in central Sweden, together with the European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus. Three species of Polygraphus can be found in this region; Polygraphus poligraphus, Polygraphus punctifrons and Polygraphus subopacus. Efficient pheromone traps would facilitate further investigations of these species and their
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Piperidine alkaloids from fire ants are not sequestered by the green and black poison frog (Dendrobates auratus) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Ian Davison, Ralph A. Saporito, Lisa M. Schulte, Kyle Summers
Neotropical poison frogs possess alkaloid-based antipredator defenses which they sequester from a diet of arthropods such as oribatid mites and myrmicine ants. Alkaloid sequestration is still poorly understood and although several studies have examined its uptake, most experiments directly feed alkaloids to the frogs. Here, we examined the alkaloid uptake system in the poison frog species Dendrobates
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Identification and comparison of allelopathic effects from leaf and flower volatiles of the invasive plants Mikania micrantha Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-06-10 Huiyan Ma, Yu Chen, Jinhui Chen, Jianbo Ji, He He
Volatilization, one of the most important mechanisms of the allelopathic effects of an exotic noxious weed Mikania micrantha, has not been adequately investigated to date. In this study, laboratory bioassays showed that the effects of volatiles from the leaves and flowers of M. micrantha on seed germination and seedling growth were negative for all four tested plants (Lactuca sativa, Chrysanthemum
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Intraspecific variation of cuticular hydrocarbons in the eusocial wasp Polybia sericea (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-06-03 Eva R. P. Soares, Denise Sguarizi-Antonio, Kamylla B. Michelutti, Viviana O. Torres, Claudia A. L. Cardoso, William F. Antonialli-Junior
Chemical communication is fundamental to maintain cohesion in social insect colonies, and in this communication process, cuticular hydrocarbons act as cues exchanged during interactions between nestmates. However, few studies have investigated intraspecific variation of these compounds in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps. We undertook the present investigation by performing two assessments. First,
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Interactions of ants with native and invasive lady beetles and the role of chemical cues in intraguild interference Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-05-24 Roman Bucher, Laura M. Japke, Ayse Gül Ünlü, Florian Menzel
The predator-predator naïveté hypothesis suggests that non-native predators benefit from being unknown to native predators, resulting in reduced intraguild interference with native predators. This novelty advantage should depend on the ability of native predators to recognize cues of non-native predators. Here, we compared ant aggression and lady beetle reaction in four native and the invasive lady
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Cuticular hydrocarbons on old museum specimens of the spiny mason wasp, Odynerus spinipes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae), shed light on the distribution and on regional frequencies of distinct chemotypes Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-05-22 Victoria C. Moris, Katharina Christmann, Aline Wirtgen, Sergey A. Belokobylskij, Alexander Berg, Wolf-Harald Liebig, Villu Soon, Hannes Baur, Thomas Schmitt, Oliver Niehuis
The mason wasp Odynerus spinipes shows an exceptional case of intrasexual cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profile dimorphism. Females of this species display one of two CHC profiles (chemotypes) that differ qualitatively and quantitatively from each other. The ratio of the two chemotypes was previously shown to be close to 1:1 at three sites in Southern Germany, which might not be representative given
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Screening for effective odors through which Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) locates its host Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-05-15 Xiang Meng, Junjie Hu, Yanhua Li, Jianqing Dai, Gecheng Ouyang
Insect olfactory systems can efficiently distinguish important host signals in a complex background of odor. Notably, Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a host-specific pest of Litchi chinensis and Euphoria longan, causes periodic outbreaks in southern China. However, little is known about the functions of host volatiles and olfactory mechanisms through which C. sinensis senses
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Volatile and semi-volatile terpenes impact leaf flammability: differences according to the level of terpene identification Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-05-13 Anne Ganteaume, Bastien Romero, Catherine Fernandez, Elena Ormeño, Caroline Lecareux
In flammability assessment, the terpene effect is usually studied using their total or subgroup content, missing, therefore, the information that could be provided by the molecules themselves. In this study, the specific role of terpenes on leaf flammability was sought comparing different levels of terpene identification—total, subgroup (i.e. mono-, sesqui-, and diterpene), and single compound—as well
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Uptake of yttrium, lanthanum and neodymium in Melastoma malabathricum and Dicranopteris linearis from Malaysia Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-04-27 Imam Purwadi, Philip Nti Nkrumah, Adrian L. D. Paul, Antony van der Ent
Plants that naturally accumulate aluminium (Al) may also inadvertently accumulate rare earth elements (REEs) due to the similar chemical properties of Al and REE trivalent ions, and vice versa. In this study, an Al hyperaccumulator plant species, Melastoma malabathricum, and a species known to have a propensity to hyperaccumulate REEs (in addition to Al), Dicranopteris linearis, were evaluated for
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Effect of pheromone blends, trap type and color on the capture of male clearwing moths, Synanthedon bicingulata (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-04-22 Jun-Hyeong Kwon, Min-Jung Huh, Dong-Ha Lee, Seon-Mi Seo, Il-Kwon Park
Two components of the Synanthedon bicingulata sex pheromone, (E,Z)-3,13-octadecadienyl acetate (E3,Z13-18:OAc) and (Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadienyl acetate (Z3,Z13-18:OAc), were synthesized to investigate the effect of pheromone blends, trap type and trap color on the capture of S. bicingulata males. The optimal sex pheromone ratio for E3,Z13-18:OAc and Z3,Z13-18:OAc was approximately 4.3:5.7 based on the
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Antioxidant metabolites from riparian fungal endophytes improve the tolerance of rice seedlings to flooding Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-04-15 Yanhong Xue, Chengxiong Liu, Xiaoxuan Bai, Fan Cheng, Jianfeng Chen, Shiping Liu
Endophytic fungi have the potential to enhance plant resistance to various stresses and promote the ecological adaptation of the hosts. To evaluate the effects of the riparian endophytes on rice seedlings to flooding tolerance, here we screened out two fungi from the plant Myricaria laxiflora growing in the Yangtze River zone. Through morphological characteristics and rDNA ITS (internal transcriber
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Why do giant pandas ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ; Carnivora: Ursidae) rub and roll in heterospecific scents? Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-04-09 Paul J. Weldon
Free-ranging giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China recently were reported to rub and roll in horse manure, a behavior that was observed frequently at low ambient temperatures. Two sesquiterpenes, β-caryophyllene (BCP) and caryophyllene oxide (BCPO), that are abundant in fresh horse manure elicited rolling in captive giant pandas. Mice and rats treated with BCP/BCPO exhibited enhanced cold
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A multicomponent marking pheromone produced by the pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugeni (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-04-03 K. M. Addesso, H. T. Alborn, R. R. Bruton, H. J. McAuslane
Insects in several orders deposit marking pheromones following oviposition. In addition to preventing the female from visiting the same site again, the pheromone also signals the presence of eggs to conspecific females. This form of chemical marking is particularly prevalent in species which oviposit on discrete hosts with limited resources available for developing larvae. The pepper weevil is a major
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How two sesquiterpenes drive horse manure rolling behavior in wild giant pandas? Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-03-28 Wenliang Zhou, Shilong Yang, Ren Lai, Fuwen Wei
In this work, we discussed and counter-commented Paul J. Weldon's comments on our recent paper (Zhou et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 117:32493, 2020a), where we reported that BCP/BCPO (beta-caryophyllene/caryophyllene oxide) in fresh horse manure is sufficient to drive manure rolling behavior (HMR) in giant panda and attenuate the cold sensitivity of mice by directly targeting and inhibiting transient
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3D-printed insect models offer a feasible method for mating studies of chrysomelid beetles Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-03-19 Yuan Wang, Le Zong, Xin-Ying Zhang, Si-Qin Ge, Kari A. Segraves, Huai-Jun Xue
A variety of models have been used in mating bioassays of insects to assess the contribution of chemical and visual signals to mate location and mate selection. Although the use of such ‘dummies’ has had varying degrees of success, some insect species refuse to accept simplistic models. In the present study, we developed a 3D-printed model to explore whether more realistic models will be more successful
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Nest structures display specific hydrocarbon profiles: insights into the chemical ecology of the invasive yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-03-09 Mélissa Haouzi, Jérémy Gévar, Alix Khalil, E. Darrouzet
In insects, chemical communication is the most common form of communication, and cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are employed in recognition processes. In social insects, CHCs also help define colony identity and thus contribute to social cohesion among nestmates. Individuals can deposit their chemical signatures on nest surfaces. This information serves as a reference for newly emerged individuals and
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Use of odor by host-finding insects: the role of real-time odor environment and odor mixing degree Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Xinliang Shao, Ke Cheng, Zhengwei Wang, Qin Zhang, Xitian Yang
Olfaction plays a major role in the host-finding behaviors of insects. However, the irregularity of insect responses to odor interactions has hindered our efforts to draw broad conclusions about how a host-finding insect uses the complex mixture of various odor plumes in natural environments. Particularly, it is still unclear so far why the use of non-host odors to control insect pests in practices
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Interaction between predatory and phytophagous stink bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) promoted by secretion of scent glands Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Bárbara Soares Amoroso Lima, Luis Carlos Martínez, Angelica Plata-Rueda, Marcelo Henrique dos Santos, Eugênio Eduardo de Oliveira, José Cola Zanuncio, José Eduardo Serrão
Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) produce volatile chemical substances in the scent glands, with unpleasant odors that function as alarm and defense signals against natural enemies. The contents of the scent glands of the predatory Podisus nigrispinus and its prey, the phytophagous Euschistus heros were used to evaluate the behavioral interactions between these two insects. Quantitative and qualitative analyses
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Herbivore-induced plant volatiles do not affect settling decisions by synanthropic spiders Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-02-26 Andreas Fischer, Signe MacLennan, Regine Gries, Gerhard Gries
An underlying assumption of optimal foraging models is that animals are behaviorally, morphologically, and physiologically adapted to maximize their net energy intake. Here we explored whether this concept applies to web-building spiders in a multi-trophic context. If a spider were to build her web next to herbivore-fed-on plants that signal the herbivores’ enemies for help by emitting herbivore-induced
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Changes in chemical cues of Melissococcus plutonius infected honey bee larvae Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-02-18 Elisa Kathe, Karsten Seidelmann, Oleg Lewkowski, Yves Le Conte, Silvio Erler
European foulbrood (EFB), caused by Melissococcus plutonius, is a globally distributed bacterial brood disease affecting Apis mellifera larvae. There is some evidence, even if under debate, that spreading of the disease within the colony is prevented by worker bees performing hygienic behaviour, including detection and removal of infected larvae. Olfactory cues (brood pheromones, signature mixtures
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Blepharidium guatemalense, an obligate nickel hyperaccumulator plant from non-ultramafic soils in Mexico Chemoecology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-02-07 Dulce Montserrat Navarrete Gutiérrez, A. Joseph Pollard, Antony van der Ent, Michel Cathelineau, Marie-Noëlle Pons, Jesús A. Cuevas Sánchez, Guillaume Echevarria
Nickel hyperaccumulation in Blepharidium guatemalense Standl. (Rubiaceae) was found in the tropical forests of south-eastern Mexico. This study aimed to document the geographic extent of nickel hyperaccumulation in this species, to understand its process of hyperaccumulation and to explore nickel distribution within the tissues of this plant. To accomplish these objectives, a complete non-destructive