Insects | |
Female Moth Calling and Flight Behavior Are Altered Hours Following Pheromone Autodetection: Possible Implications for Practical Management with Mating Disruption | |
Lukasz Stelinski2  Robert Holdcraft1  | |
[1] P.E. Marucci Center, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, 125A Lake Oswego Rd., Chatsworth, NJ 08019, USA; E-Mails:;Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Rd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA | |
关键词: autodetection; anosmia; olfaction; pheromone communication; sex pheromone; mating disruption; | |
DOI : 10.3390/insects5020459 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Female moths are known to detect their own sex pheromone—a phenomenon called “autodetection”. Autodetection has various effects on female moth behavior, including altering natural circadian rhythm of calling behavior, inducing flight, and in some cases causing aggregations of conspecifics. A proposed hypothesis for the possible evolutionary benefits of autodetection is its possible role as a spacing mechanism to reduce female-female competition. Here, we explore autodetection in two species of tortricids (
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