Two odorant receptors regulate 1-octen-3-ol induced oviposition behavior in the oriental fruit fly

Gravid female fruit flies show a strong preference to 1-octen-3-ol, a volatile compound from mango. Two odorant receptors are shown to regulate 1- octen-3-ol induced oviposition behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li Xu, Hong-Bo Jiang, Jie-Ling Yu, Deng Pan, Yong Tao, Quan Lei, Yang Chen, Zhao Liu, Jin-Jun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04551-5