Putting smells into context: Using in vivo technologies to understand plant-insect odour signalling.

昆虫如何找到寄主植物是了解其基本生态和管理的核心。我们使用一种新的跨学科方法来靶向一种关键害虫对一种经过基因改造以闻起来不同的寄主植物的反应。这种害虫，棉铃虫，每年给澳大利亚经济造成数百万的收入损失。杀虫剂抗药性的增加加剧了对杀虫剂控制害虫的依赖，这是一个重大的经济、环境和健康问题。我们的研究将为新的控制策略打开大门，这些策略利用植物的天然气味来减少它们对害虫的吸引力。

How insects find host plants is central to understanding their basic ecology and management. We use a novel cross-disciplinary approach to target a key pest insect's responses to a host-plant, genetically modified to smell different. This insect pest, the cotton bollworm, costs the Australian economy millions in lost revenue every year. Reliance on insecticides to control insect pests is exacerbated by increasing insecticidal resistance and is a major economic, environmental and health concern. Our research will open the door to novel control strategies that use the natural odours of plants to reduce their attractiveness to insect pests.