Shuang Shan, Xuan Song, Adel Khashaveh, Shan-Ning Wang, Zi-Yun Lu, Khalid Hussain Dhiloo, Rui-Jun Li, Yong-Jun Zhang*.A female-biased odorant receptor tuned to the lepidopteran sex pheromone in  parasitoid Microplitis mediator guiding habitat of host insects. Journal of Advanced Research, 2022,

https://doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2022.03.006.

Abstract

Introduction : The parasitoid wasp  Microplitis mediator is an important natural enemy of the turnip moth  Agrotis segetum and other Noctuidae pests. In our field observation, it was fortuitously discovered that sex pheromone traps used for  A. segetum also attract female wasps, verified by a simulated field condition dual-choice laboratory assay. Therefore, it was hypothesized that olfactory recognition could be crucial in this process. In this regard, a female-biased odorant receptor of the wasp, MmedOR49, attracted our attention.

Journal of Advanced Research, IF="12.822

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36585100/