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Balanced Olfactory Antagonism as a Concept for Understanding Evolutionary Shifts in Moth Sex Pheromone Blends by Baker, Thomas C

“…In the sex pheromone communication systems of moths, both heterospecific sex pheromone components and individual conspecific pheromone components may act as…”
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Olfactory Sensory Neurons of the Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, Specifically Responsive to its two Aggregation-Sex Pheromone Components by Wei, Jianrong, Zhou, Qiong, Hall, Loyal, Myrick, Andrew, Hoover, Kelli, Shields, Kathleen, Baker, Thomas C.

“…We performed single-sensillum recordings from male and female antennae of the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis , that included as stimuli the…”
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Malaria mosquitoes attracted by fatal fungus by George, Justin, Jenkins, Nina E, Blanford, Simon, Thomas, Matthew B, Baker, Thomas C

“…Insect-killing fungi such as Beauveria bassiana are being evaluated as possible active ingredients for use in novel biopesticides against mosquito vectors that…”
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Odorant receptors and antennal lobe morphology offer a new approach to understanding olfaction in the Asian longhorned beetle by Mitchell, Robert F., Hall, Loyal P., Reagel, Peter F., McKenna, Duane D., Baker, Thomas C., Hildebrand, John G.

“…The Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis (Motchulsky) is an exotic forest pest that has repeatedly invaded North America and Europe from Asia, and…”
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Attraction, Oviposition and Larval Survival of the Fungus Gnat, Lycoriella ingenua, on Fungal Species Isolated from Adults, Larvae, and Mushroom Compost by Cloonan, Kevin R, Andreadis, Stefanos S, Chen, Haibin, Jenkins, Nina E, Baker, Thomas C

“…We previously showed that the females of the mushroom sciarid, Lycoriella ingenua (Dufour, 1839) (Diptera: Sciaridae), one of the most severe pests of the…”
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Malaria mosquitoes host-locate and feed upon caterpillars by George, Justin, Blanford, Simon, Thomas, Matthew B, Baker, Thomas C

“…Adult female mosquitoes need blood to develop their eggs and both sexes use nectar and honeydew as carbohydrate resources for flight, survival and to enhance…”
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Bioreplicated visual features of nanofabricated buprestid beetle decoys evoke stereotypical male mating flights by Domingue, Michael J., Lakhtakia, Akhlesh, Pulsifer, Drew P., Hall, Loyal P., Badding, John V., Bischof, Jesse L., Martín-Palma, Raúl J., Imrei, Zoltán, Janik, Gergely, Mastro, Victor C., Hazen, Missy, Baker, Thomas C.

“…Recent advances in nanoscale bioreplication processes present the potential for novel basic and applied research into organismal behavioral processes. Insect…”
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Mechanism for Saltational Shifts in Pheromone Communication Systems by Baker, Thomas C.

“…The specificity and sensitivity involved in moth sex pheromone communication are remarkable and renowned. New evidence has accumulated that an asymmetry exists…”
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Reduction in host-finding behaviour in fungus-infected mosquitoes is correlated with reduction in olfactory receptor neuron responsiveness by George, Justin, Blanford, Simon, Domingue, Michael J, Thomas, Matthew B, Read, Andrew F, Baker, Thomas C

“…Chemical insecticides against mosquitoes are a major component of malaria control worldwide. Fungal entomopathogens formulated as biopesticides and applied as…”
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Host-parasite interactions between Xenoglossa pruinosa (Apidae: Eucerini) and Triepeolus remigatus (Apidae: Epeolini) are characterized by tolerance and avoidance by Sandoval-Arango, Stephania, Baker, Thomas C., López-Uribe, Margarita M.

“…In cleptoparasitic bees, host aggression and detection avoidance might be the main selective pressures shaping host-parasite interactions. However, the…”
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Detection and Discrimination of Mixed Odor Strands in Overlapping Plumes Using an Insect-Antenna-Based Chemosensor System by Myrick, Andrew J, Park, Kye Chung, Hetling, John R, Baker, Thomas C

“…Olfactory signals, a major means of communication in insects, travel in the form of turbulent odor plumes. In terrestrial environments, an odor blend emitted…”
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Analysis of Anemotactic Flight Tendencies of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) during the 2017 Mass Dispersal Flights in Pennsylvania by Myrick, Andrew J., Baker, Thomas C.

“…Video-recordings were made of adult spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula , taking flight from apple trees in an orchard in northeast Pennsylvania in…”
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‘Manipulation’ without the parasite: altered feeding behaviour of mosquitoes is not dependent on infection with malaria parasites by Cator, Lauren J., George, Justin, Blanford, Simon, Murdock, Courtney C., Baker, Thomas C., Read, Andrew F., Thomas, Matthew B.

“…Previous studies have suggested that Plasmodium parasites can manipulate mosquito feeding behaviours such as probing, persistence and engorgement rate in order…”
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Labial and maxillary palp recordings of the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, reveal olfactory and hygroreceptive capabilities by Hall, Loyal P., Graves, Fern, Myrick, Andrew, Hoover, Kelli, Baker, Thomas C.

“…Recording electropalpograms of responses to odorants from A. glabripennis palps. [Display omitted] •Maxillary and labial palps respond to various odorants (via…”
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Flight Dispersal Capabilities of Female Spotted Lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) Related to Size and Mating Status by Wolfin, Michael S., Binyameen, Muhammad, Wang, Yanchen, Urban, Julie M., Roberts, Dana C., Baker, Thomas C.

“…The spotted lanternfly , Lycorma delicatula (White), is an orchard and forest pest native to China. Since its detection in Pennsylvania, USA in 2014, it has…”
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Flight Duration Capabilities of Dispersing Adult Spotted Lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula by Wolfin, Michael S., Myrick, Andrew J., Baker, Thomas C.

“…Adult spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula , launch themselves into the wind from elevated locations such as trees, lamp posts, and buildings. Individuals…”
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Moth olfactory trichoid sensilla exhibit nanoscale-level heterogeneity in surface lipid properties by Maitani, Masato M., Allara, David L., Park, Kye Chung, Lee, Seong Gyu, Baker, Thomas C.

“…Chemical force microscopy (CFM) based on tapping mode Atomic force microscopy (AFM) utilized with topographic and phase-shift analyses was used to investigate…”
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Increasing Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Gas Chromatography - Electroantennography Using a Deans Switch Effluent Chopper by Myrick, Andrew J., Baker, Thomas C.

“…Gas-chromatography-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) is a technique used in the identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as pheromones…”
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It’s Still Simple: Signal Plus Response Equals Communication by Baker, Thomas C.

“…There is an intimate, and mandatory, coupling of olfaction with vision during odor-mediated flight by insects. Ignorance of this fact can easily lead to missed…”
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Representations of odor plume flux are accentuated deep within the moth brain by Baker, Thomas C

“…Odor space, the representation of odor quality in the insect brain, is known to be optimally resolved when lateral inhibitory pathways are functioning…”
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