A Self-Heuristic Ant-Based Method for Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Complex 3-D Space With Dense U-Type Obstacles by Chao Zhang, Chenxi Hu, Jianrui Feng, Zhenbao Liu, Yong Zhou, Zexu Zhang

“…Specifically, besides pheromone update, a new information communion mechanism is fused to deal with the special areas which contain dense obstacles or many concave blocks. …”
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<i>Anthonomus rubi</i> on Strawberry Fruit: Its Biology, Ecology, Damage, and Control from an IPM Perspective by Lorenzo Tonina, Giulia Zanettin, Paolo Miorelli, Simone Puppato, Andrew G. S. Cuthbertson, Alberto Grassi

“…Regarding control, adhesive tapes and mass trapping using green bucket pheromone traps gave unsatisfactory results, while the high temperatures provided by the black fabric, the periodic removal of severed buds or adults and Chlorpyrifos-methyl application constrained population build-up. …”
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Thousand cankers disease in Juglans: Optimizing sampling and identification procedures for the vector Pityophthorus juglandis, and the causal agent Geosmithia morbida by Salvatore Moricca, Matteo Bracalini, Alessandra Benigno, Luisa Ghelardini, Edson Luiz Furtado, Celso Luis Marino, Tiziana Panzavolta

“…An 8-funnel model was used instead of a 4-funnel trap, with the specific pheromone bait positioned between the fourth and the fifth funnel. …”
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Recent Advances in the Behavioral Ecology of European Plethodontid Salamanders by Andrea Costa, Enrico Lunghi, Giacomo Rosa, Sebastiano Salvidio

“…Behavioral studies on <i>Speleomantes</i> focused mainly on trophic behavior (42%), and on intraspecific behavior (33%), while studies on pheromonal communication and interspecific behavioral interactions were lacking. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of the Odorant Receptor Gene Family and Revealing Key Genes Involved in Sexual Communication in <i>Anoplophora glabripennis</i> by Sainan Zhang, Meng Li, Yabei Xu, Yuxuan Zhao, Yiming Niu, Shixiang Zong, Jing Tao

“…A large family of odorant receptors (ORs) mediates the detection of pheromone compounds. <i>Anoplophora glabripennis</i> is a destructive pest that harms broad-leaved tree species. …”
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Research on vehicle routing problem based on improved ant colony algorithm[JP] by Ziyu LIU, Lixia ZHAO, Jianyue XUE, Junxia CHEN, Wei SONG

“…In order to solve the problems of slow convergence and easiness to fall into local optimal solution in solving vehicle routing problem,an improved ant colony algorithm was proposed.Firstly,the saving matrix updating selection probability formula was introduced to guide ant search;Secondly,the piecewise function was used to improve the volatilization factor and adjust the convergence speed of the algorithm;Thirdly,the 2-opt method was used to improve the local search ability of the algorithm;Finally,the international general data set of vehicle routing problem was selected for simulation,and the control variable method was used to find the appropriate values of pheromone factor and heuristic function factor.The improvement effect of the algorithm was tested with class P data,and compared with basic ant colony algorithm,genetic algorithm,simulated annealing algorithm and particle swarm optimization algorithm.The results show that compared with the basic ant colony algorithm,the total length of the optimal path of the improved ant colony algorithm is reduced by [BF]6.97%[BFQ];Compared with genetic algorithm,simulated annealing algorithm and particle swarm optimization algorithm,the improved ant colony algorithm has stronger optimization ability and faster convergence speed.Therefore,the improved ant colony algorithm can effectively reduce the path length,jump out of the local optimization and accelerate the convergence speed.Especially in the case of a single route that allows more service points and discrete distribution of points,its advantages are more obvious,which provides a certain reference for solving the vehicle routing problem.…”
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Evaluation of Mass Trapping Devices for Early Seasonal Management of <i>Ceratitis Capitata</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae) Populations by Eleftheria-Maria D. Bali, Cleopatra A. Moraiti, Charalampos S. Ioannou, Vasilis Mavraganis, Nikos T. Papadopoulos

“…Five trapping devices were assessed: (a) the commercially available Decis^® trap, (b) Tephri trap baited with Biodelear, (c) Tephri trap baited with BioLure, (d) International Pheromone McPhail trap (IPMT) baited with Biodelear, and (e) IPMT baited with BioLure. …”
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Smooth and Efficient Path Planning for Car-like Mobile Robot Using Improved Ant Colony Optimization in Narrow and Large-Size Scenes by Likun Li, Liyu Jiang, Wenzhang Tu, Liquan Jiang, Ruhan He

“…On the other hand, an improved ACO-based path planning method using fractional-order models is introduced by adopting a global multifactorial heuristic function with dynamic angle constraints, adaptive pheromone adjustment, and fractional-order state-transfer models, which avoids easily falling into a local optimum and unsmooth problem in a narrow space while increasing the search speed and success rate in large-scale scenes. …”
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Will Peri-Urban <i>Cydia pomonella</i> (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Challenge Local Eradication? by Rachael Horner, Georgia Paterson, James T.S. Walker, George L.W. Perry, Rodelyn Jaksons, David Maxwell Suckling

“…There has been no attempt in New Zealand to characterize potential sources of uncontrolled peri-urban populations, which we predicted to be larger than in managed orchards. We installed 200 pheromone traps across Hastings city, which averaged 0.32 moths/trap/week. …”
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Proteases Shape the Chlamydomonas Secretome: Comparison to Classical Neuropeptide Processing Machinery by Raj Luxmi, Crysten Blaby-Haas, Dhivya Kumar, Navin Rauniyar, Stephen M. King, Richard E. Mains, Betty A. Eipper

“…Several pherophorins, ECM glycoproteins homologous to the Volvox sex-inducing pheromone, were present; most contained typical peptide processing sites, and many had been cleaved, generating stable N- or C-terminal fragments. …”
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Transcriptional Responses of Creeping Bentgrass to 2,3-Butanediol, a Bacterial Volatile Compound (BVC) Analogue by Yi Shi, Kuiju Niu, Bingru Huang, Wenhui Liu, Huiling Ma

“…BD suppressed the expression of some regular stress-related genes in creeping bentgrass, such as pheromone activity, calcium channel activity, photosystem II oxygen evolving complex, and hydrolase activity, while up-regulated defense related transcription factors (TFs), such as basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) TFs, cysteine2-cysteine2-contans-like (C2C2-CO) and no apical meristem TFs (NAC). …”
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Effective Laser Fly Control with Modulated UV-A Light Trapping for Mushroom Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) by Sumesh Nair, Yvonne Yuling Hu, Ching-Chieh Su, Ming-Jeh Chien, Shean-Jen Chen

“…Generally, they are controlled using relatively inefficient physical means, like sticky or pheromone traps, or with chemical pesticides. Here, we have proposed an integrated fungus gnat control system combining a UV-A LED source at 365 nm and a high-power laser diode at 445 nm. …”
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A velocity-based ACO algorithm for optimizing routes and social cost by Stephen Kwaku Okrah, Eric Neebo Wiah, Henry Otoo, John Awuah Addor

“…Intrinsically, the attainment of optimal solution via the Ant Colony System (ACS) algorithm essentially depends on the attractiveness of the quantity of pheromone on a given path. This leads to neglecting the velocity of the ant which constitutes an important nature-based heuristic information. …”
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The Effect of Trap Color on Catches of <i>Monochamus galloprovincialis</i> and Three Most Numerous Non-Target Insect Species by Lidia Sukovata, Aleksander Dziuk, Radosław Plewa, Tomasz Jaworski

“…Black pheromone-baited traps are commonly used for monitoring <i>Monochamus galloprovincialis</i>, a vector of <i>Bursaphelenchus xylophilus</i>, although few studies have been conducted on its response to color (black, white, and clear). …”
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Monoterpene Composition of Phloem of Eastern Larch (<i>Larix laricina</i> (Du Roi) K. Koch) in the Great Lakes Region: With What Must the Eastern Larch Beetle (<i>Dendroctonus simp... by Emily R. Althoff, Thomas J. O’Loughlin, David A. Wakarchuk, Kelly G. Aukema, Brian H. Aukema

“…This knowledge provides a basis for future testing of monoterpene synergists or antagonists in pheromone lures targeting eastern larch beetle and/or its natural enemies.…”
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Mouse lipocalins (MUP, OBP, LCN) are co-expressed in tissues involved in chemical communication by Romana eStopkova, David eVinkler, Barbora eKuntová, Ondrej eSedo, Ondrej eSedo, Tomas eAlbrecht, Jan eSuchan, Katerina eDvorakova-Hortova, Zbynek eZdrahal, Zbynek eZdrahal, Pavel eStopka

“…Moreover, our study demonstrates that several pheromone transporters from the lipocalin family are co-expressed in the nasal and lacrimal tissues of mice with the newly detected OBPs that further expand the already diverse mouse lipocalin family.…”
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milR20 negatively regulates the development of fruit bodies in Pleurotus cornucopiae by Yuhui Qi, Yuhui Qi, Yuhui Qi, Chenyang Huang, Chenyang Huang, Chenyang Huang, Mengran Zhao, Mengran Zhao, Mengran Zhao, Xiangli Wu, Xiangli Wu, Xiangli Wu, Guangyu Li, Guangyu Li, Guangyu Li, Yingjie Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Lijiao Zhang, Lijiao Zhang, Lijiao Zhang

“…The function of milR20, which targeted pheromone A receptor g8971 and was involved in the MAPK signaling pathway, was further verified by overexpression and silencing in P. cornucopiae. …”
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Expression of an (E)-β-farnesene synthase gene from Asian peppermint in tobacco affected aphid infestation by Xiudao Yu, Yongjun Zhang, Youzhi Ma, Zhaoshi Xu, Genping Wang, Lanqin Xia

“…(E)-β-farnesene (EβF) is the main or only component of an alarm pheromone involved in chemical communication within aphid species and particularly in the avoidance of predation. …”
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CrfP, a fratricide protein, contributes to natural transformation in Streptococcus suis by Yinchu Zhu, Jiale Ma, Yue Zhang, Xiaojun Zhong, Qiankun Bai, Wenyang Dong, Zihao Pan, Guangjin Liu, Cun Zhang, Huochun Yao

“…In this study, we performed conserved promoter motif and qRT-PCR analyses and identified CrfP as a novel murein hydrolase that is widespread in S. suis and stimulated with a peptide pheromone in the competent state through a process controlled by ComX. …”
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Image-Based Insect Counting Embedded in E-Traps That Learn without Manual Image Annotation and Self-Dispose Captured Insects by Ioannis Saradopoulos, Ilyas Potamitis, Antonios I. Konstantaras, Panagiotis Eliopoulos, Stavros Ntalampiras, Iraklis Rigakis

“…The device consists of an imaging sensor integrated with Raspberry Pi microcontroller units with embedded deep learning algorithms that count agricultural pests inside a pheromone-based funnel trap. The device also receives commands from the server, which configures its operation, while an embedded servomotor can automatically rotate the detached bottom of the bucket to dispose of dehydrated insects as they begin to pile up. …”
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