1. Chemical Communication in Insects: New Advances in Integrated Pest Management Strategies.
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Guerrero, Angel and Reddy, Gadi V. P.
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PHEROMONE traps , *INTEGRATED pest control , *INSECT communication , *INSECT pests , *NOCTUIDAE , *SPRUCE budworm - Abstract
The species-specificity and low toxicity of the pheromone applications have led researchers to consider MD as a reliable tool to control insect pests, particularly in areas of low population densities. Although 2-alkyl-methoxypyrazines may act as allomones, aggregation, alarm, or trail pheromones in insects of different orders ([[7]] and references cited therein), no pyrazine has been identified as a pheromone in leaf beetles so far. Chemical communication plays a pivotal role in many insect behaviors, including food-seeking, recruitment, the recognition of congeners, reproduction, alarm, territorial marking, and survival. Mating disruption (MD) is considered the most developed pheromone-based technology for the direct management of insect pests and invasive species [[1]]. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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