Journal of chemical ecologyAnimalsOvipositionGlucosinolatesLarvaMoths
Glucosinolate - Guided Oviposition Enhances Immunity in the Specialist Herbivore, Plutella Xylostella.
Aswathi Sasidharan, Prithiv Raj, Michael Reichelt, Yuvaraj Ranganathan, Jonathan Gershenzon, Radhika Venkatesan
Published: 202510.1007/s10886-025-01663-6
Abstract
Insect oviposition success depends on selecting optimal host plants, guided by plant chemical cues critical for larval fitness. Yet, the specific metabolites shaping egg-laying choices remain unclear, as some enhance oviposition but inconsistently af…
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