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Genomic content of chemosensory genes correlates with host range in wood-boring beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae, Agrilus planipennis, and Anoplophora glabripennis) by Andersson, Martin N, Keeling, Christopher I, Mitchell, Robert F

“…Olfaction and gustation underlie behaviors that are crucial for insect fitness, such as host and mate selection. The detection of semiochemicals is mediated…”
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Evolution of herbivory in Drosophilidae linked to loss of behaviors, antennal responses, odorant receptors, and ancestral diet by Goldman-Huertas, Benjamin, Mitchell, Robert F., Lapoint, Richard T., Faucher, Cécile P., Hildebrand, John G., Whiteman, Noah K.

“…Significance The evolution of herbivory in animals is rare but has resulted in major adaptive radiations. Its rarity suggests that there are barriers to…”
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Causes and Consequences of Cannibalism in Noncarnivorous Insects by Richardson, Matthew L, Mitchell, Robert F, Reagel, Peter F, Hanks, Lawrence M

“…We review the primary literature to document the incidence of cannibalism among insects that typically are not carnivorous. Most of the cannibalistic species…”
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Sequencing and characterizing odorant receptors of the cerambycid beetle Megacyllene caryae by Mitchell, Robert F, Hughes, David T, Luetje, Charles W, Millar, Jocelyn G, Soriano-Agatón, Flor, Hanks, Lawrence M, Robertson, Hugh M

“…Odorant receptors (Ors) are a unique family of ligand-gated ion channels and the primary mechanism by which insects detect volatile chemicals. Here, we…”
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A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaption by a major maize pest insect by Coates, Brad S, Walden, Kimberly K O, Lata, Dimpal, Vellichirammal, Neetha Nanoth, Mitchell, Robert F, Andersson, Martin N, McKay, Rachel, Lorenzen, Marcé D, Grubbs, Nathaniel, Wang, Yu-Hui, Han, Jinlong, Xuan, Jing Li, Willadsen, Peter, Wang, Huichun, French, B Wade, Bansal, Raman, Sedky, Sammy, Souza, Dariane, Bunn, Dakota, Meinke, Lance J, Miller, Nicholas J, Siegfried, Blair D, Sappington, Thomas W, Robertson, Hugh M

“…Adaptations by arthropod pests to host plant defenses of crops determine their impacts on agricultural production. The larval host range of western corn…”
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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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Comparative analyses of the banded alder borer (Rosalia funebris) and Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) genomes reveal significant differences in genome architecture and gene content among these and other Cerambycidae by Sylvester, Terrence, Adams, Richard, Mitchell, Robert F, Ray, Ann M, Shen, Rongrong, Shin, Na Ra, McKenna, Duane D

“…Abstract Rosalia funebris (RFUNE; Cerambycidae), the banded alder borer, is a longhorn beetle whose larvae feed on the wood of various economically and…”
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Evolution of chemosensory genes in Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata by Cohen, Zachary, Crossley, Michael S, Mitchell, Robert F, Engsontia, Patamarerk, Chen, Yolanda H, Schoville, Sean D

“…Associating with plant hosts is thought to have elevated the diversification of insect herbivores, which comprise the majority of global species diversity. In…”
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Functional and evolutionary insights into chemosensation and specialized herbivory from the genome of the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) by Adams, Richard, Sylvester, Terrence, Mitchell, Robert F, Price, Mathew A, Shen, Rongrong, McKenna, Duane D

“…Tetraopes are aposematic longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) that feed primarily on toxic plants in the genus Asclepias (milkweeds). Studies of Tetraopes and their…”
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(R)-(+)-γ-Decalactone is Conserved in North America as a Pheromone Component of Osmoderma eremicola (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and a Kairomone of Elater abruptus (Coleoptera: Elateridae) by Steffek, Geryd L., Grommes, Anna S., Hanks, Lawrence M., Mitchell, Robert F.

“…The scarab genus Osmoderma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) includes several large species called hermit beetles that develop within dead and decaying hardwood…”
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Antennal Sensilla in Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) by Haddad, Stephanie, Clarke, Dave J., Jeong, Soo-Hyun, Mitchell, Robert F., McKenna, Duane D.

“…Insect antennae are crucial sensory organs that house numerous sensilla with receptors for perceiving a wide variety of cues dominating their world…”
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Towards a climate-dependent paradigm of ammonia emission and deposition by Sutton, Mark A., Reis, Stefan, Riddick, Stuart N., Dragosits, Ulrike, Nemitz, Eiko, Theobald, Mark R., Tang, Y. Sim, Braban, Christine F., Vieno, Massimo, Dore, Anthony J., Mitchell, Robert F., Wanless, Sarah, Daunt, Francis, Fowler, David, Blackall, Trevor D., Milford, Celia, Flechard, Chris R., Loubet, Benjamin, Massad, Raia, Cellier, Pierre, Personne, Erwan, Coheur, Pierre F., Clarisse, Lieven, Van Damme, Martin, Ngadi, Yasmine, Clerbaux, Cathy, Skjøth, Carsten Ambelas, Geels, Camilla, Hertel, Ole, Wichink Kruit, Roy J., Pinder, Robert W., Bash, Jesse O., Walker, John T., Simpson, David, Horváth, László, Misselbrook, Tom H., Bleeker, Albert, Dentener, Frank, de Vries, Wim

“…Existing descriptions of bi-directional ammonia (NH3) land–atmosphere exchange incorporate temperature and moisture controls, and are beginning to be used in…”
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Life history and morphological plasticity of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines by Richardson, Matthew L., Lagos, Doris M., Mitchell, Robert F., Hartman, Glen L., Voegtlin, David J.

“…The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr. (Fabaceae), from eastern Asia that was first…”
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Prediction of a conserved pheromone receptor lineage from antennal transcriptomes of the pine sawyer genus Monochamus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) by Mitchell, Robert F., Doucet, Daniel, Bowman, Susan, Bouwer, Marc C., Allison, Jeremy D.

“…Longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae) are a diverse family of wood-boring insects, many species of which produce volatile pheromones to attract mates over long…”
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Cerambycid Beetle Species with Similar Pheromones are Segregated by Phenology and Minor Pheromone Components by Mitchell, Robert F., Reagel, Peter F., Wong, Joseph C. H., Meier, Linnea R., Silva, Weliton Dias, Mongold-Diers, Judith, Millar, Jocelyn G., Hanks, Lawrence M.

“…Recent research has shown that volatile sex and aggregation-sex pheromones of many species of cerambycid beetles are highly conserved, with sympatric and…”
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The Common Natural Products (S)-α-Terpineol and (E)-2-Hexenol are Important Pheromone Components of Megacyllene antennata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) by Mitchell, Robert F, Ray, Ann M, Hanks, Lawrence M, Millar, Jocelyn G

“…We report here the pheromone of Megacyllene antennata (White) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a species native to southwestern North America whose larvae feed in…”
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The Role of Minor Pheromone Components in Segregating 14 Species of Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Subfamily Cerambycinae by Hanks, Lawrence M., Mongold-Diers, Judith A., Mitchell, Robert F., Zou, Yunfan, Wong, Joseph C. H., Meier, Linnea R., Johnson, Todd D., Millar, Jocelyn G.

“…We present research on the chemical ecology of 14 species of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), in four tribes of the subfamily Cerambycinae,…”
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Methionol, a Sulfur-Containing Pheromone Component from the North American Cerambycid Beetle Knulliana cincta cincta by Rice, Marlin E., Hanks, Lawrence M., Halloran, Sean, Mongold-Diers, Judith A., Grommes, Anna C., Mitchell, Robert F., Ray, Ann M., Millar, Jocelyn G.

“…We describe the identification and field testing of 3-methylthiopropan-1-ol (methionol) as a male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone for the cerambycid beetle…”
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Treating Panel Traps with a Fluoropolymer Enhances their Efficiency in Capturing Cerambycid Beetles by Graham, Elizabeth E., Mitchell, Robert F., Reagel, Peter F., Barbour, James D., Millar, Jocelyn G., Hanks, Lawrence M.

“…The most effective traps for capturing cerambycids and other saproxylic beetles are intercept designs such as funnel traps and cross-vane panel traps. We have…”
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Identifying Possible Pheromones of Cerambycid Beetles by Field Testing Known Pheromone Components in Four Widely Separated Regions of the United States by Millar, Jocelyn G, Mitchell, Robert F, Mongold-Diers, Judith A, Zou, Yunfan, Bográn, Carlos E, Fierke, Melissa K, Ginzel, Matthew D, Johnson, Crawford W, Meeker, James R, Poland, Therese M, Ragenovich, Iral, Hanks, Lawrence M

“…The pheromone components of many cerambycid beetles appear to be broadly shared among related species, including species native to different regions of the…”
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