Behavioral Effect of Plant Volatiles Binding to Spodoptera littoralis Larval Odorant Receptors

• Published in: Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience Vol. 12; no. 264; p. 264
• Main Authors: de Fouchier, Arthur, Sun, Xiao, Caballero-Vidal, Gabriela, Travaillard, Solène, Jacquin-Joly, Emmanuelle, Montagné, Nicolas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 12.11.2018; Frontiers; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: 1-Hexanol; Acetic acid; Acetophenone; Adults; Allelochemicals; Animal behavior; Animal biology; Benzaldehyde; Benzyl alcohol; Butterflies & moths; caterpillar; Cotton; crop pest; Eggs; Females; Herbivores; Hexanol; Host plants; Indoles; insect; Insects; Invertebrate Zoology; Life Sciences; Ligands; Neurobiology; Neurons and Cognition; Neuroscience; Odorant receptors; olfaction; olfactory receptor; Organic compounds; Pests; Plant protection; Signal transduction; Spodoptera littoralis; VOCs; volatile organic compound; Volatile organic compounds; Volatiles; France; United States > US; caterpillar; crop pest; Lepidoptera; insect; olfaction; Noctuidae; volatile organic compound; olfactory receptor

Phytophagous insects use volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted by plants to orient towards their hosts. In lepidopteran pests, crop damages are caused by larval stages-the caterpillars-that feed extensively on leaves or other plant tissues. However, larval host plant choice has been poorly studie...