Functional Investigation of the Receptor to the Major Pheromone Component in the C-Strain and the R-Strain of the Fall Armyworm <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>.

ABSTRACT: The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an important invasive polyphagous crop pest that has been invading the world since 2016. This species consists of two strains adapted to different host plants, the corn strain and the rice strain, which also exhibit differences in their mating behavior, pheromone composition, and pheromone receptor sequences. A way to monitor invasion and control this pest is the use of synthetic sex pheromones to trap adults and disturb the mate-finding process via the release of large amounts of pheromones in the air. However, the efficiency of these methods depends on the specificity and sensitivity of the corresponding pheromone receptors. Yet, only pheromone receptors of the corn strain have been characterized, and nothing is k

SUBMITTER: Comte A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11943435 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature