The olfactory co-receptor IR8a governs larval-frass mediated competition avoidance in a hawkmoth
Jin Zhang, Sonja Bisch-Knaden, Richard A. Fandino, Shuwei Yan, George F. Obiero, Ewald Große‐Wilde, Bill S. Hansson, Markus Knaden
The paper shows that the co-receptor IR8a is essential for hawkmoths to avoid ovipositing on plants already attacked by conspecific caterpillars, based on frass-emitted carboxylic acids.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience