ArticlePest management science2025
Olfactory preference in chemical host plant recognition by male and female click beetles and its implications for pest management.
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- AgosOBP3 knockdown disrupts host plant preference in cotton-specialized Aphis gossypii.Pest management science · 2026Article
- Molecular Basis of Behaviorally Active Terpenoid Volatile Recognition by Odorant-Binding Proteins inInsects · 2026Article
- Antennal Responses and Odorant-Binding Protein 7 Binding ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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backgroundPlants emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which serve as critical cues for herbivorous insects to locate hosts for feeding and oviposition. Understanding how adults identify host plants is essential to develop pest management strategies, particularly for hemiedaphic insects like click beetles, the larvae of which are significant soil-dwelling pests. To investigate click beetle attraction towards plant VOCs and their relevance for oviposition, we tested the attractiveness of constitutive VOCs (emitted by intact plants) and damage-induced VOCs (released by chopped plants) from 11 plant species to male and female Agriotes sputator beetles.
resultsAgriotes sputator beetles exhibit plant species-specific olfactory preferences, which are influenced by beetle sex and female maturity and differ between constitutive and damage-induced VOCs. Female beetles showed the greatest attraction to buckwheat VOCs, especially during their main oviposition period, whereas males were more attracted to clover and ryegrass. EAG recordings show strong female antennal responses to ryegrass, carrot, maize, wild carrot, barley, and buckwheat VOCs, while male antennae responded significantly only to peas. Antennae from female beetles show overall stronger responses to constitutive VOCs than those of males (P = 0.02).
conclusionThese findings facilitate the development of new approaches for Agriotes pest management. Understanding preferred plant VOCs aids in identifying attractive semiochemicals that can be used for monitoring female beetles. Additionally, recognizing attractive plants aids wireworm management by either avoiding them in crop rotations before sensitive crops (thus reducing oviposition) or by attracting beetles to specific areas where they can be targeted by control measures. © 2025 The Author(s). Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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