Pest insect olfaction in an insecticide-contaminated environment : info-disruption or hormesis effect

Pest insect olfaction in an insecticide-contaminated environment : info-disruption or hormesis effect

Most animals, including pest insects, live in an odour world and depend strongly on chemical stimuli to get information on their biotic and abiotic environment. Although integrated pest management strategies including the use of insect growth regulators (IGRs) are increasingly developed, most insect...

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Main Authors: Hélène eTricoire-Leignel, Steeve Hervé Thany, Christophe eGadenne, Sylvia eAnton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Insecticides
plasticity
Olfaction
pest management
sex pheromone
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00058/full

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