The Peripheral Olfactory Repertoire of the Lightbrown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana.

The lightbrown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana is an increasingly global pest of horticultural crops. Like other moths, E. postvittana relies on olfactory cues to locate mates and oviposition sites. To detect these cues, moths have evolved families of genes encoding elements of the peripheral olfac...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacob A Corcoran, Melissa D Jordan, Amali H Thrimawithana, Ross N Crowhurst, Richard D Newcomb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128596