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Discovery of Insect Attractants Based on the Functional Analyses of Female-Biased Odorant Receptors and Their Orthologs in Two Closely Related Species

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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
卷 71, 期 49, 页码 19408-19421

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05368

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Helicoverpa assulta; Helicoverpa armigera; odorant receptor; oviposition attractants; plantvolatiles

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This study investigates the olfactory coding mechanisms of host plant selection by comparing two closely related moth species, Helicoverpa assulta and Helicoverpa armigera. The results demonstrate species-specific response to certain compounds and identify potent oviposition attractants for managing pest populations.
Olfaction plays an instrumental role in host plant selection by phytophagous insects. Helicoverpa assulta and Helicoverpa armigera are two closely related moth species with different host plant ranges. In this study, we first comparatively analyzed the function of 11 female-biased odorant receptors (ORs) and their orthologs in the two species by the Drosophila T1 neuron expression system and then examined the electroantennography responses of the two species to the most effective OR ligands. Behavioral assays using a Y-tube olfactometer indicate that guaiene, the primary ligand of HassOR21-2 and HarmOR21-2, only attracts the females, while benzyl acetone, the main ligand of HassOR35 and HarmOR35, attracts both sexes of the two species. Oviposition preference experiments further confirm that guaiene and benzyl acetone are potent oviposition attractants for the mated females of both species. These findings deepen our understanding of the olfactory coding mechanisms of host plant selection in herbivorous insects and provide valuable attractants for managing pest populations.

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