BookYukio Ishikawa, editor.
Summary: This book provides a complete overview of cutting-edge research on insect sex pheromones and pheromone communication systems. The coverage ranges from the chemistry, biosynthesis, and reception of sex pheromones to the control of odor-source searching behavior, and from molecules to the application of research findings to robotics. The book both summarizes the progress of studies conducted using Bombyx mori and several groups of moths and reviews sex pheromones of some non-lepidopteran insect groups of agricultural importance. Attention is drawn to recent findings on elaborate neural information processing in the brain in male moths and to the importance of olfactory receptors specifically tuned to sex pheromone molecules. Featuring contributions from leading experts on the topic, this book will be a unique and valuable resource for researchers and students in the fields of entomology, chemical ecology, insect physiology and biochemistry, evolution, biomimetics, and bioengineering. In addition to researchers, general insect lovers will find the book fascinating for its descriptions of the marvelous abilities of insects and the underlying mechanisms involved.
Contents:
Intro
Aims and Scope of This Book
Background
Aims and Scope
Organization of This Book
References
Contents
Part I: Chemistry of Sex Pheromones
Chapter 1: Chemical Divergences in the Sex Pheromone Communication Systems in Moths
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Chemical Structures and Classification of Moth Sex Pheromones
1.3 Enzymes and Source Materials Commonly Found in Type-I and Type-II Users
1.4 Hybrid Pheromone System (Hybrid Type)
1.5 The Moth Lineages and Chemical Structures of Pheromones
1.6 The Origin of Type-II Pheromones
References 3.2.5 Cyclopentane Structures
3.3 Evolution of Mealybug Pheromones
3.3.1 Biosynthetic Background of Pheromone
3.3.2 Pheromone Perception in Males
3.3.3 Saltational Shifts of Pheromone Structures
3.4 Application of Pheromones to Mealybug Pest Management
3.4.1 Pheromone Traps
3.4.2 Mating Disruption
3.4.3 Parasitoid Recruitment: Possible Compensation for Limitations of Mating Disruption
References
Chapter 4: Hybrid Sex Pheromone Communication Systems in Seed Beetles
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Cowpea Weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (F) 4.3 Southern Cowpea Weevil, Callosobruchus chinensis (L.)
4.4 Callosobruchus analis (F)
4.5 Callosobruchus subinnotatus (Pic)
4.6 Callosobruchus rhodesianus (Pic)
4.7 Specificity of Pheromone-Based Mate Recognition
References
Chapter 5: Pheromones in Longhorn Beetles with a Special Focus on Contact Pheromones
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Mate Location and Function of Semiochemicals
5.3 Overview of the Volatile Pheromones in Cerambycidae
5.3.1 Female-Produced Volatile Pheromones
5.3.2 Male-Produced Volatile Pheromones 5.4 Identification of the Contact Pheromone of Psacothea hilaris
5.5 CHCs as Contact Pheromone Components in Other Cerambycids
5.6 Contact Pheromone of Anoplophora malasiaca
5.6.1 Mate-Finding Behaviors of A. malasiaca
5.6.2 Three Chemical Groups of Contact Sex Pheromone Components
5.7 Suggestions for Future Studies
References
Part II: Biosynthesis of Sex Pheromones
Chapter 6: A Sexy Moth Model
The Molecular Basis of Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis in the Silkmoth Bombyx mori
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Regulation of Pheromone Production
6.2.1 Circadian-Based Control Chapter 2: Sex Pheromone Communication System in Hawk Moths
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Diversity in Sex Pheromone Components
2.3 Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis
2.4 Sex Pheromone Recognition
2.5 Sex Pheromone Communication System
References
Chapter 3: Sex Pheromones of Mealybugs: Implications for Evolution and Application
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Diversity of Chemical Structures in Mealybug Pheromones
3.2.1 Common Features in Mealybug Pheromone Chemistry
3.2.2 Lavandulol-Related Structures
3.2.3 Cyclopropane Structures
3.2.4 Cyclobutane Structures