Insects of the suborder Heterocera of the order LEPIDOPTERA.
Pheromones that elicit sexual attraction or mating behavior usually in members of the opposite sex in the same species.
A large order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths.
A genus of sphinx or hawk moths of the family Sphingidae. These insects are used in molecular biology studies during all stages of their life cycle.
Chemical substances, excreted by an organism into the environment, that elicit behavioral or physiological responses from other organisms of the same species. Perception of these chemical signals may be olfactory or by contact.
An auditory orientation mechanism involving the emission of high frequency sounds which are reflected back to the emitter (animal).
Paired sense organs connected to the anterior segments of ARTHROPODS that help them navigate through the environment.
Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals.
The use of wings or wing-like appendages to remain aloft and move through the air.
Order of mammals whose members are adapted for flight. It includes bats, flying foxes, and fruit bats.
Proteins found in any species of insect.
Cell surface receptors that respond to PHEROMONES.
A genus of silkworm MOTHS in the family Bombycidae of the order LEPIDOPTERA. The family contains a single species, Bombyx mori from the Greek for silkworm + mulberry tree (on which it feeds). A native of Asia, it is sometimes reared in this country. It has long been raised for its SILK and after centuries of domestication it probably does not exist in nature. It is used extensively in experimental GENETICS. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p519)
Neurons in the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM with proteins (RECEPTORS, ODORANT) that bind, and thus detect, odorants. These neurons send their DENDRITES to the surface of the epithelium with the odorant receptors residing in the apical non-motile cilia. Their unmyelinated AXONS synapse in the OLFACTORY BULB of the BRAIN.
The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.
Use of naturally-occuring or genetically-engineered organisms to reduce or eliminate populations of pests.
An inactive stage between the larval and adult stages in the life cycle of insects.
Collective name for a group of external MECHANORECEPTORS and chemoreceptors manifesting as sensory structures in ARTHROPODS. They include cuticular projections (setae, hairs, bristles), pores, and slits.
Usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4 carbons, derived from natural fats and oils, including lauryl, stearyl, oleyl, and linoleyl alcohols. They are used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, and lube oils and in textile manufacture. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Sexual activities of animals.
Slender-bodies diurnal insects having large, broad wings often strikingly colored and patterned.
The volatile portions of substances perceptible by the sense of smell. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Instinctual behavior pattern in which food is obtained by killing and consuming other species.
Specialized organs adapted for the reception of stimuli by the NERVOUS SYSTEM.
The process of laying or shedding fully developed eggs (OVA) from the female body. The term is usually used for certain INSECTS or FISHES with an organ called ovipositor where eggs are stored or deposited before expulsion from the body.
A group of ALKALOIDS, characterized by a nitrogen-containing necine, occurring mainly in plants of the BORAGINACEAE; COMPOSITAE; and LEGUMINOSAE plant families. They can be activated in the liver by hydrolysis of the ester and desaturation of the necine base to reactive electrophilic pyrrolic CYTOTOXINS.
Hormones secreted by insects. They influence their growth and development. Also synthetic substances that act like insect hormones.
Acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having two carbon-carbon double bonds.
Compounds with a core of 10 carbons generally formed via the mevalonate pathway from the combination of 3,3-dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and isopentenyl pyrophosphate. They are cyclized and oxidized in a variety of ways. Due to the low molecular weight many of them exist in the form of essential oils (OILS, VOLATILE).
The blood/lymphlike nutrient fluid of some invertebrates.