Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Second Edition, provides an updated and comprehensive review of the biochemistry and molecular biology of insect pheromone biosynthesis and reception. The book ties together historical information with recent discoveries, provides the reader with the current state of the field, and suggests where future research is headed. Written by international experts, many of whom pioneered studies on insect pheromone production and reception, this release updates the 2003 first edition with an emphasis on recent advances in the field. This book will be an important resource for entomologists and molecular biologists studying all areas of insect communication. Offers a historical and contemporary perspective, with a focus on advances over the last 15 years Discusses the molecular and regulatory mechanisms underlying pheromone production/detection, as well as the evolution of these processes across the insects Led by editors with broad expertise in the metabolic pathways of pheromone production and the biochemical and genetic processes of pheromone detection

Pheromone Biochemistry covers chapters on Lepidoptera, ticks, flies, beetles, and even vertebrate olfactory biochemistry. The book discusses pheromone production and its regulation in female insects; as well as reception, perception, and degradation of pheromones by male insects. The text then describes the pheromone biosynthesis and its regulation and the reception and catabolism of pheromones. Researchers in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, entomology, neurobiology, molecular biology, enzymology, morphology, behavior, and ecology will find the book useful.

Part 1: Pheromone Production Biosynthesis and detection of pheromones and plant volatiles - introduction and overview Gary J. Blomquist and Richard G. Vogt 2 Biology and ultrastructure of sex pheromone-producing tis sue Peter W K. Ma and Sonny B. Ramaswamy 3 Biochemistry of female moth sex pheromones R. A. Jurenka 4 Molecular biological investigations of pheromone desaturases Douglas C. Knipple and Wendell L. Roelofs 5 PBAN regulation of pheromone biosynthesis in female moths Ada Rafaeli and Russell A. Jurenka 6 Biosynthesis and endocrine regulation of pheromone production in the Coleoptera Steven J. Seybold and Désirée Vanderwel 7 Molecular biology of bark beetle pheromone production and endocrine regulation Clause TIttiger 8 Biosynthesis and ecdysteroid regulation of housefly sex pheromone production Gary J. Blomquist 9 Genetic studies on pheromone production in Drosophila Jean-Marc Jallon and Claude Wicker-Thomas 10 Regulation of pheromone biosynthesis, transport, and emission in cockroaches Coby Schal, Yongliang Fan and Gary J. Blomquist Part 2: Pheromone biosynthesis in social insects Gary J. Blomquist and Ralph Howard 12 Alkaloid-derived pheromones and sexual selection in Lepidoptera Thomas Eisner and Jerrold Meinwald Part 2: Pheromone Detection 13 The biochemistry of odor detection and its future prospects Lawrence J. Zwiebel 14 Biochemical diversity of odor detection: OBPs, ODEs and SNMPs Richard G. Vogt 15 Proteins that make sense Walter S. Leal 16 The peripheral pheromone olfactory system in insects: targets for species-selective insect control agents Erika Plettner 17 Biochemistry and diversity of insect odorant-binding proteins Patricia Nagnan-Le Meillour and Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly 18 Biochemistry and evolution of OBP and CSP proteins Jean-François Picimbon 19 Diversity and expression of odorant receptors in Drosophila Leslie B. Vosshall 20 Transduction mechanisms of olfactory sensory neurons Jürgen Krieger and Heinz Breer 21 The biomechanical design of an insect antenna as an odor capture device Catherine Loudon 22 Olfactory landscapes and deceptive pollination: signal, noise and convergent evolution in floral scent Robert A. Raguso 23 Physiology and genetics of odor perception in Drosophila Marien de Bruyne 24 Plasticity and códing mechanisms in the insect antennallobe Mikael A. Carlsson and Bill S. Hansson lndex.

This book contains the proceedings of the "First International Symposium on Insect Pheromones," which was held at Wageningen, The Netherlands, from March 6 to March 11, 1994. Eighty participants from 17 countries attended the symposium, which turned out to be a unique forum for the exchange of the latest worldwide findings on insect pheromones, an opportunity to discuss and debate unsettled issues, and a mechanism to define new directions in pheromone research and foster interdisciplinary collaborations. The meeting comprised five sessions representing the breadth of disciplinary interest in pheromones, a typical charac teristic of this research area. In the sessions the following topics were presented: (1) control of pheromone production (organized by W. L. Roelofs), (2) sensory processing of pheromone signals (T. L. Payne), (3) neuroethology of pheromone mediated responses (T. C. Baker), (4) use of pheromones in direct control (A. K. Minks and R. T. Card6), and (5) evolution of pheromone communication (c. LOfstedt). All sessions started with a series of 30-minute lectures, after which ample time was reserved for discussion. In each session some participants were asked to serve as discussants and to initiate and stimulate discussion, and a rapporteur was recruited to make notes of these discussions and to summarize the general trends emerging from the session. The general program ming of the symposium was in the hands of R. T. Carde, A. K. Minks, and T. L. Payne.

This volume contains the scientific papers and abstracts of posters presented at the International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science held in Tucson, Arizona, October 22-27, 1989. This meeting was organized by the Center for Insect Science at the University of Arizona in response to the growing need for a forum dedicated to the impact of modern biology on insect science. While scientific studies of a few insects, notably Drosophila melanogaster, have always had a central role in the development of biology, it is only recently that tools have become available to extend these studies to other insects, including those having economic and medical importance. The Tucson meeting was evidence of how far we have come in extending modern biological tools to the study of insects. It is also evident from the contents of this book that the study of insects is making an increasingly important contribution to the advancement of biology generally. Given the large impact of insects on human life, such a development has considerable importance for human welfare, and of the welfare of the ecosystem as a whole. It should be noted that several of the participants who presented posters were invited to prepare full length papers to ensure that the book covered the major areas of insect science. The financial support of the National Science Foundation and the Monsanto Corporation is gratefully acknowledged. Thanks are also due to Sharon Richards for her dedicated work on the manuscripts. Henry H.

There is now a considerable literature on chemical ecology, which had its beginnings in the study of insect pheromones. This beginning was possible only by combining the disciplines and techniques of biology and chemistry. For a biologist, it is difficult to understand the time frames of analytical and synthetic chemistry. A compound may take days to characterize and be available in minutes from a bottle on the shelf, or it may take years to characterize and synthesize. Chemists have a similar frustration: after an intense programme of work, the insect in question may not emerge for many months. study are, however, The rewards of integrated interdisciplinary considerable, because they allow us to understand many facets of insect behaviour and consequently to control that behaviour for our own ends. In this book, we have set out to explain the results of research from chemical and biological perspectives, and see how the knowledge gained has led to novel techniques that can be used in insect pest management and insect control. An important part of understanding insect chemical ecology involves the understanding not only of new concepts but of the vocabularies used by scientists specializing in different fields. It will be clear that the three sections of this book have been written by three different people: an insect behaviourist, an organic chemist and a biologist in industry.

The publication of the extensive seven-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science provided a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science. One of the most swiftly moving areas in entomological and comparative research is molecular biology, and this volume, Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, is designed for those who desire a comprehensive yet concise work on important aspects of this topic. This volume contains ten fully revised or rewritten chapters from the original series as well as five completely new chapters on topics such as insect immunology, insect genomics, RNAi, and molecular biology of circadian rhythms and circadian behavior. The topics included are key to an understanding of insect development, with emphasis on the cuticle, digestive properties, and the transport of lipids; extensive and integrated chapters on cytochrome P450s; and the role of transposable elements in the developmental processes as well as programmed cell death. This volume will be of great value to senior investigators, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and advanced undergraduate research students. It can also be used as a reference for graduate courses and seminars on the topic. Chapters will also be valuable to the applied biologist or entomologist, providing the requisite understanding necessary for probing the more applied research areas related to insect control. Topics specially selected by the editor-in-chief of the original major reference work Fully revised and new contributions bring together the latest research in the rapidly moving fields of insect molecular biology and insect biochemistry, including coverage of development, physiology, immunity and proteomics Full-color provides readers with clear, useful illustrations to highlight important research findings