Harnessing Insect Chemosensory and Mechanosensory Receptors Involved in Feeding for Precision Pest Management
Ting‐Wei Mi,
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Cheng‐Wang Sheng,
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C. Lee
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et al.
Life,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 110 - 110
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Chemosensation
and
mechanosensation
are
vital
to
insects’
survival
behavior,
shaping
critical
physiological
processes
such
as
feeding,
metabolism,
mating,
reproduction.
During
insects
rely
on
diverse
chemosensory
mechanosensory
receptors
distinguish
between
nutritious
harmful
substances,
enabling
them
select
suitable
food
sources
while
avoiding
toxins.
These
distributed
across
various
body
parts,
allowing
detect
environmental
cues
about
quality
adjust
their
behaviors
accordingly.
A
deeper
understanding
of
insect
sensory
physiology,
especially
during
not
only
enhances
our
knowledge
biology
but
also
offers
significant
opportunities
for
practical
applications.
This
review
highlights
recent
advancements
in
research
feeding-related
receptors,
covering
a
wide
range
species,
from
the
model
organism
Drosophila
melanogaster
agricultural
human
pests.
Additionally,
this
examines
potential
targeting
precision
pest
control.
Disrupting
feeding
reproduction
emerges
promising
strategy
management.
By
interfering
with
these
essential
behaviors,
we
can
effectively
control
populations
minimizing
impacts
promoting
ecological
balance.
Language: Английский
Taste Detection of Flonicamid in Drosophila melanogaster
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 104302 - 104302
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Pharyngeal neuronal mechanisms governing sour taste perception in Drosophila melanogaster
Bhanu Shrestha,
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Jiun Sang,
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Suman Rimal
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et al.
eLife,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Oct. 2, 2024
Sour
taste,
which
is
elicited
by
low
pH,
may
serve
to
help
animals
distinguish
appetitive
from
potentially
harmful
food
sources.
In
all
species
studied
date,
the
attractiveness
of
oral
acids
contingent
on
concentration.
Many
carboxylic
are
attractive
at
ecologically
relevant
concentrations
but
become
aversive
beyond
some
maximal
Recent
work
found
that
Drosophila
ionotropic
receptors
IR25a
and
IR76b
expressed
sweet-responsive
gustatory
receptor
neurons
(GRNs)
in
labellum,
a
peripheral
organ,
mediate
feeding
behaviors
toward
dilute
acids.
Here,
we
disclose
existence
pharyngeal
sensors
melanogaster
detect
ingested
also
involved
responses
These
rely
IR51b,
IR94a,
IR94h,
together
with
IR76b,
drive
We
then
demonstrate
optogenetic
activation
either
Ir94a
+
or
Ir94h
GRNs
promotes
an
response,
confirming
their
contributions
behavior.
Our
discovery
internal
sour
taste
opens
up
new
avenues
for
investigating
sensation
tastants
insects.
Language: Английский
Age-dependent switched taste behavior to ribose
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
174, P. 104194 - 104194
Published: Oct. 13, 2024
Language: Английский
Pharyngeal neuronal mechanisms governing sour taste perception inDrosophila melanogaster
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 30, 2024
Abstract
Sour
taste,
which
is
elicited
by
low
pH,
may
serve
to
help
animals
distinguish
appetitive
from
potentially
harmful
food
sources.
In
all
species
studied
date,
the
attractiveness
of
oral
acids
contingent
on
concentration.
Many
carboxylic
are
attractive
at
ecologically
relevant
concentrations
but
become
aversive
beyond
some
maximal
Recent
work
found
that
Drosophila
ionotropic
receptors
IR25a
and
IR76b
expressed
sweet-responsive
gustatory
receptor
neurons
(GRNs)
in
labellum,
a
peripheral
organ,
mediate
feeding
behaviors
toward
dilute
acids.
Here,
we
disclose
existence
pharyngeal
sensors
D.
melanogaster
detect
ingested
also
involved
responses
These
rely
IR51b,
IR94a,
IR94h,
together
with
IR76b,
drive
We
then
demonstrate
optogenetic
activation
either
Ir94a
+
or
Ir94h
GRNs
promotes
an
response,
confirming
their
contributions
behavior.
Our
discovery
internal
sour
taste
opens
up
new
avenues
for
investigating
sensation
tastants
insects.
Language: Английский
Pharyngeal neuronal mechanisms governing sour taste perception in Drosophila melanogaster
Bhanu Shrestha,
No information about this author
Jiun Sang,
No information about this author
Suman Rimal
No information about this author
et al.
Published: Oct. 2, 2024
Sour
taste,
which
is
elicited
by
low
pH,
may
serve
to
help
animals
distinguish
appetitive
from
potentially
harmful
food
sources.
In
all
species
studied
date,
the
attractiveness
of
oral
acids
contingent
on
concentration.
Many
carboxylic
are
attractive
at
ecologically
relevant
concentrations
but
become
aversive
beyond
some
maximal
Recent
work
found
that
Drosophila
ionotropic
receptors
IR25a
and
IR76b
expressed
sweet-responsive
gustatory
receptor
neurons
(GRNs)
in
labellum,
a
peripheral
organ,
mediate
feeding
behaviors
toward
dilute
acids.
Here,
we
disclose
existence
pharyngeal
sensors
D.
melanogaster
detect
ingested
also
involved
responses
These
rely
IR51b,
IR94a,
IR94h,
together
with
IR76b,
drive
We
then
demonstrate
optogenetic
activation
either
Ir94a
+
or
Ir94h
GRNs
promotes
an
response,
confirming
their
contributions
behavior.
Our
discovery
internal
sour
taste
opens
up
new
avenues
for
investigating
sensation
tastants
insects.
Language: Английский
Pharyngeal neuronal mechanisms governing sour taste perception in Drosophila melanogaster
eLife,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Dec. 11, 2024
Sour
taste,
which
is
elicited
by
low
pH,
may
serve
to
help
animals
distinguish
appetitive
from
potentially
harmful
food
sources.
In
all
species
studied
date,
the
attractiveness
of
oral
acids
contingent
on
concentration.
Many
carboxylic
are
attractive
at
ecologically
relevant
concentrations
but
become
aversive
beyond
some
maximal
Recent
work
found
that
Drosophila
ionotropic
receptors
IR25a
and
IR76b
expressed
sweet-responsive
gustatory
receptor
neurons
(GRNs)
in
labellum,
a
peripheral
organ,
mediate
feeding
behaviors
toward
dilute
acids.
Here,
we
disclose
existence
pharyngeal
sensors
melanogaster
detect
ingested
also
involved
responses
These
rely
IR51b,
IR94a,
IR94h,
together
with
IR76b,
drive
We
then
demonstrate
optogenetic
activation
either
Ir94a
+
or
Ir94h
GRNs
promotes
an
response,
confirming
their
contributions
behavior.
Our
discovery
internal
sour
taste
opens
up
new
avenues
for
investigating
sensation
tastants
insects.
Language: Английский