Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception
Abstract The consequences of sub-lethal levels of ambient air pollution are underestimated for insects, for example, the accumulation of particulate matter on sensory receptors located on their antennae may have detrimental effects to their function. Here we show that the density of particulate matt...
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| author | Qike Wang Genting Liu Liping Yan Wentian Xu Douglas J. Hilton Xianhui Liu Wenya Pei Xinyu Li Jinbiao Wu Haifeng Zhao Dong Zhang Mark A. Elgar |
| author_facet | Qike Wang Genting Liu Liping Yan Wentian Xu Douglas J. Hilton Xianhui Liu Wenya Pei Xinyu Li Jinbiao Wu Haifeng Zhao Dong Zhang Mark A. Elgar |
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| description | Abstract The consequences of sub-lethal levels of ambient air pollution are underestimated for insects, for example, the accumulation of particulate matter on sensory receptors located on their antennae may have detrimental effects to their function. Here we show that the density of particulate matter on the antennae of houseflies (Musca domestica) collected from an urban environment increases with the severity of air pollution. A combination of behavioural assays, electroantennograms and transcriptomic analysis provide consistent evidence that a brief exposure to particulate matter pollution compromises olfactory perception of reproductive and food odours in both male and female houseflies. Since particulate matter can be transported thousands of kilometres from its origin, these effects may represent an additional factor responsible for global declines in insect numbers, even in pristine and remote areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e16b4c44c55c45a3b6ac2be6a37a19ab2023-07-16T11:20:41ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-07-0114111010.1038/s41467-023-39469-3Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perceptionQike Wang0Genting Liu1Liping Yan2Wentian Xu3Douglas J. Hilton4Xianhui Liu5Wenya Pei6Xinyu Li7Jinbiao Wu8Haifeng Zhao9Dong Zhang10Mark A. Elgar11School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversitySchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversitySchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversitySchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversitySchool of BioSciences, University of MelbourneDepartment of Entomology and Nematology, University of California DavisSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversitySchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversitySchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversityFaculty of Architecture, University of MelbourneSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversitySchool of BioSciences, University of MelbourneAbstract The consequences of sub-lethal levels of ambient air pollution are underestimated for insects, for example, the accumulation of particulate matter on sensory receptors located on their antennae may have detrimental effects to their function. Here we show that the density of particulate matter on the antennae of houseflies (Musca domestica) collected from an urban environment increases with the severity of air pollution. A combination of behavioural assays, electroantennograms and transcriptomic analysis provide consistent evidence that a brief exposure to particulate matter pollution compromises olfactory perception of reproductive and food odours in both male and female houseflies. Since particulate matter can be transported thousands of kilometres from its origin, these effects may represent an additional factor responsible for global declines in insect numbers, even in pristine and remote areas.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39469-3 |
| spellingShingle | Qike Wang Genting Liu Liping Yan Wentian Xu Douglas J. Hilton Xianhui Liu Wenya Pei Xinyu Li Jinbiao Wu Haifeng Zhao Dong Zhang Mark A. Elgar Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception Nature Communications |
| title | Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception |
| title_full | Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception |
| title_fullStr | Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception |
| title_short | Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception |
| title_sort | short term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39469-3 |
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