Pentylamine inhibits humidity detection in insect vectors of human and plant borne pathogens

Abstract Insects house humidity-sensing neurons in the antenna, which is presumed to be important for a variety of behaviors and survival since water is a crucial component of the environment. Here we use the simple olfactory system of the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), a citrus pest that transmits a d...

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Main Authors: Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu, Jonathan Trevorrow Clark, Anandasankar Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20488-x