A green leaf volatile, (Z)-3-hexenyl-acetate, mediates differential oviposition by Spodoptera frugiperda on maize and rice.

Jiali WangJiaqi WeiTing YiYa-Ya LiTian XuLi ChenHan-Hong Xu

Published in: BMC biology (2023)

(Z)-3-Hexenyl-acetate is a key volatile mediating the host and oviposition preference of S. frugiperda on maize. The olfactory receptor of (Z)-3-hexenyl-acetate was identified to be SfruOR23, which is mainly expressed in the antennae of S. frugiperda.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
gas chromatography
high resolution
binding protein