Air Pollution Alters Pheromone Signaling and Male Perception in Plutella xylostella (IMAGE)

Insect Science, Chinese Academy of Science

Air Pollution Alters Pheromone Signaling and Male Perception in Plutella xylostella

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Figure 1:  Air pollution disrupts pheromone-mediated communication in Plutella xylostella. (A) Mating pairs of P. xylostella on a host plant. (B) Schematic representation of pheromone release by a female and its alteration following ozone exposure, leading to reduced male perception. (C) Male P. xylostella. (D) Abdominal region of a female showing the ovipositor tip. (E) Detail of the dissected ovipositor tip with glandular tissue. (F) Female P. xylostella on Brassica nigra

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Francesco Sorrentino, Delia M. Pinto-Zevallos, Oksana Skaldina, and James D. Blande

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