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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (15): 122-129.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0598

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The Olfactory Recognition Mechanism of Herbivore Insects on Plant Volatiles: A Review

LV Jinyan(), MENG Zhaojun()   

  1. Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040
  • Received:2021-06-09 Revised:2022-01-04 Online:2022-05-25 Published:2022-06-07
  • Contact: MENG Zhaojun E-mail:382459967@qq.com;mengzj2018@nefu.edu.cn

Abstract:

In the natural environment, there are close relationships and continuous interactions between insects and plants, among which, herbivore insects mainly rely on olfactory recognition of plant volatiles to distinguish between host and non-host plants. The study on the mechanism of herbivore insect olfactory perception of host plant volatiles can reveal the synergistic evolutionary relationship between herbivore insects and host plants, screen out resistant species of plants and develop green pest control technologies. This article reviews the plant volatile species and properties, the response of herbivore insects to plant volatiles, the types and functions of antennal olfactory receptor neurons, and the species of antennal olfactory-related proteins and their functions. Then, it discusses the latest research ideas and methods in insect chemical ecology. The review can provide a theoretical basis for the pollution-free control of pests.

Key words: herbivore insects, plant volatiles, olfactory receptor neurons, olfactory-related proteins

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