Silencing the odorant coreceptor (Orco) disrupts sex pheromonal communication and feeding responses in Blattella germanica: toward an alternative target for controlling insect-transmitted human diseases.

Peng HeYun-Feng MaMei-Mei WangHong WangYoussef DewerNesreen M Abd El-GhanyGuang-Lei ChenGui-Qing YangFan ZhangMing He

Published in: Pest management science (2020)

The results show that Orco plays a pivotal role in both sex pheromone and food-seeking olfactory processes, and provide an alternative genetic technique for controlling this urban pest species by olfactory disruption. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.

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