| Title: | Behavior Matters-Future Need for Insect Studies on Odor-Mediated Host Plant Recognition with the Aim of Making Use of Allelochemicals for Plant Protection |
| Address: | "Division of Biotechnology and Plant Health, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Hogskoleveien 7, NO-1433 As, Norway" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1520-5118 (Electronic) 0021-8561 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Allelochemicals, chemical cues that, among other things, mediate insect-plant interactions, such as host plant recognition, have attracted notable interest as tools for ecological control of pest insects. Advances have recently been made in methods for sampling and analyzing volatile compounds and technology for tracking insects in their natural habitat. However, progress in odor-mediated behavioral bioassays of insects has been relatively slow. This perspective highlights this odor-mediated insect behavior, particularly in a natural setting and considering the whole behavioral sequence involved in the host location, which is the key to understanding the mechanisms underlying host plant recognition. There is thus a need to focus on elaborate behavioral bioassays in future studies, particularly if the goal is to use allelochemicals in pest control. Future directions for research are discussed" |
| Keywords: | Animals Ecosystem Insecta *Odorants *Pheromones Plants behavioral bioassays chemical ecology herbivores insect-plant interactions natural enemies pest management semiochemicals volatile compounds; |
| Notes: | "MedlineThoming, Gunda eng 2021/09/07 J Agric Food Chem. 2021 Sep 15; 69(36):10469-10479. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03593. Epub 2021 Sep 5" |
