Elucidation of insect olfaction in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum

Aphids (Homoptera; Aphididae) are major pests on arable and horticultural crops. Aphids communicate using olfaction, employing semiochemicals such as the alarm pheromone, (E)-β-farnesene, and the sex pheromone components, (4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone and (1R,4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactol. An understanding...

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Main Author: Sims, Cassie Marie
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63918/