Although the effects of stereochemistry have been studied extensively for volatile insect
pheromones, little is known about the effects of chirality in the nonvolatile methyl-branched …

The female Aedes aegypti mosquito is a vector of many human diseases such as yellow
fever, dengue, and Zika. Transmission of these viruses occurs when an infected female …

Cuticular hydrocarbons play important roles in contact chemical communication in insects.
Many of these compounds are methyl-branched hydrocarbons with one or more chiral centers…

The exoskeletons of insects are covered by complex mixtures of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs)
which are involved in social and sexual communication. However, little is known about …

Queen pheromones are essential for regulation of the reproductive division of labor in eusocial
insect species. Although only the queen is able to lay fertilized eggs and produce females…

Gonipterus weevils have been a taxonomic challenge for many years, with implications on
our understanding of invasive species, host plant relationships and natural enemies. We …

We describe the identification, synthesis, and field-testing of aggregation-sex pheromones,
or likely pheromone candidates, of seven species of South American cerambycid beetles in …

Insects decode volatile chemical signals from its surrounding environment with the help of
its olfactory system, in a fast and reliable manner for its survival. In order to accomplish this …

The beetle Amerrhinus ynca Sahlberg, 1823 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) causes damage to
several species of the Arecaceae family. The larvae of this palm weevil damage palm trees …

Both enantiomers of 7-methylheptacosane and 7-methylpentacosane, the major components
of the female-produced contact sex pheromone of the red-headed ash borer beetle (…