Nicole B Kucherov, Matthew C Hetherington, Alison R Gerken, William R Morrison, Tania N Kim
{"title":"Investigating a Semiochemical-Based Mechanism for the Beneficial Activity of Sorghum Intercropped with Soybeans on Management of Popillia Japonica.","authors":"Nicole B Kucherov, Matthew C Hetherington, Alison R Gerken, William R Morrison, Tania N Kim","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01734-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01734-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, is an invasive species that attacks many field and ornamental crops. Intercropping soybean with sorghum is suggested as a strategy to reduce the abundance of P. japonica throughout soybean fields. The mechanism by which this affects P. japonica is unknown but may arise from a difference in the host plant compounds emitted by the intercropped plants because P. japonica responds to olfactory cues. In this study, we investigated a semiochemical-based mechanism for the behavioral response of P. japonica to intercropping soybean with sorghum by (1) evaluating P. japonica behavioral responses to solvent extracts from monocropped soy, intercropped soy, and a mixture of soy and sorghum extracts in no-choice video-tracking and preference in a release-recapture dual-choice assay to host stimuli from plants; and (2) applying solid-phase microextraction (SPME) in conjunction with gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to characterize the semiochemical profiles of each extract. We found unique semiochemical profiles among our treatments, with 1-octen-3-ol and 1-octanol characteristic of monocropped soybean and dodecane-1-iodo primarily in sorghum extracts. Nevertheless, our treatments did not significantly affect movement or orientation by P. japonica compared to controls, nor did conspecifics exhibit a significant preference for any of the treatments in a dual-choice assay at a local scale. Therefore, if intercropping soybean with sorghum significantly affects the behavior of P. japonica in the field, it may occur at a different scale, or in response to non-olfactory stimuli (e.g., visual, habitat, or landscape cues) rather than semiochemical cues.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148387582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two Fatty Acids From Host Plant Leaves Are Attractive to Soritia leptatina Adults.","authors":"Qianwen Ma, Qin Li, Tingting Tan, Yifei Meng, Hongquan Wang, Yiqu Chen, Xiaoqin Tang","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01733-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01733-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quercus aquifolioides is an ecologically important oak species on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau that experiences significant damage from Soritia leptatina. To clarify the behavioral response of S. leptatina to leaf volatiles of Q. aquifolioides, we analyzed leaf-associated volatile organic compounds using solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GC-MS), measured electrophysiological and behavioral responses of adult S. leptatina to selected leaf volatiles using electroantennography (EAG) and Y-tube olfactometer assays, and evaluated the field-trapping potential of bioactive volatiles. The detected leaf-associated profile included C6 green-leaf-volatile derivatives, long-chain fatty acids and fatty-acid esters, terpenes, and aromatic compounds. Unmated male and female adults showed strong EAG responses to leaf acetate, palmitic acid, and myristic acid, with the highest response recorded for 10 µg/µL leaf acetate (0.97 mV). Y-tube assays indicated that leaf acetate, myristic acid, and naphthalene elicited significant behavioral attraction at specific concentrations (P < 0.05), whereas palmitic acid did not show significant attraction in this assay. Field trapping experiments further showed that palmitic acid and myristic acid increased adult captures, with 100 µg/µL myristic acid producing the highest catch (137 individuals). These results suggest that myristic acid and palmitic acid may be useful for monitoring, early warning, and environmentally friendly management of S. leptatina, although their behavioral roles should be interpreted according to assay type and concentration.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148338703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic Effects of Maize Volatiles on Pheromone Trap Captures of the Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).","authors":"Fida Hussain Magsi, Amees Ullah, Yihui Ma, Guoping Li, Jianrong Huang, Muhammad Sohaib, Songke Li, Xincheng Zhao, Hongqiang Feng","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01731-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01731-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has emerged as a major pest of maize across the Americas, Africa and Asia. Current management relies heavily on synthetic insecticides, which are environmentally unsustainable. However, pheromone-based monitoring, a sustainable and highly promising alternative, often shows variable field efficacy, highlighting the need to identify host plant volatiles that can enhance pheromone-mediated attraction. In this study, we demonstrate that specific maize-derived volatiles play a key role in influencing male behavioral responses. Among the identified compounds, benzaldehyde, myrcene, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, nonanal, and ocimene elicited male antennal responses. In laboratory bio-assays, benzaldehyde, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, and nonanal induced significantly higher male preference. Field application of ternary pheromone blend consisting of (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate, and (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate at (0.88, 0.01, and 0.11 mg, respectively), supplemented with benzaldehyde and nonanal (0.1 and 0.2 mg, respectively), or nonanal alone at 0.2 mg, significantly enhanced trap captures. In contrast, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate did not alter trap efficacy, whereas higher doses of either volatile reduced trap captures. These findings provide evidence that host plant volatiles particularly nonanal, and benzaldehyde can synergize with sex pheromone compounds of S. frugiperda, offering a promising strategy to improve semiochemical-based monitoring and integrated pest management.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148301770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marius Pohl, Tobias Laukamp, Marius Caspers, Selina Paczkowski, Jan Buellesbach
{"title":"Sharply Contrasting Chemotypes Coincide with Aggression and Divergence in Cryptic African Carpenter Ant Populations.","authors":"Marius Pohl, Tobias Laukamp, Marius Caspers, Selina Paczkowski, Jan Buellesbach","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01732-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01732-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cryptic differentiation poses a significant challenge to taxonomy, particularly in morphologically conserved lineages whose divergence is not immediately apparent. In eusocial insects like ants, where species boundaries are often maintained through chemical rather than morphological differentiation, integrative methodologies are essential for resolving taxonomic complexity. Here, we present compelling evidence for the recent divergence of African carpenter ants initially identified as Camponotus maculatus into two distinct sub-populations. This divergence is supported through an integrative approach combining chemical, behavioral, and genetic analyses. Most strikingly, we identify two sharply contrasting chemotypes characterized by categorically different cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiles that unambiguously separate the investigated ant populations. Concordantly, behavioral assays reveal that worker ants consistently exhibit aggression toward individuals with opposing chemotypes, while displaying affiliative behaviors toward shared chemotypes irrespective of colony affiliation. Genetic barcoding further corroborates these findings, indicated by phylogenetic clusters largely corresponding with the two chemotypes. Our results highlight the primary role of chemical differentiation within morphologically indistinguishable populations to resolve cryptic sub-population structures. These findings also provide valuable insights into potential early-stage chemical differentiation mechanisms in eusocial insect populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13287217/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148301751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katie L Anderson, Lisa A Shipley, Anna R Staudenmaier, Stephanie J Galla, Jennifer S Forbey
{"title":"Influence of Plant Secondary Metabolites on intake, Detoxification Costs, and Microbial Communities in Deer.","authors":"Katie L Anderson, Lisa A Shipley, Anna R Staudenmaier, Stephanie J Galla, Jennifer S Forbey","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01729-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01729-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plants available to wild herbivores, especially browsers, often contain plant secondary metabolites (PSMs). Herbivores have evolved behavioral, physiological, and microbial mechanisms for avoiding and detoxifying PSMs. The detoxification limitation hypothesis suggests that herbivores can reduce toxicity by consuming a mixture of PSMs to avoid overloading a particular detoxification pathway. Although this hypothesis has been examined for smaller mammalian hindgut-fermenters, less is known about responses to PSM mixtures in wild ruminants. To assess the role of host and microbial responses to PSM composition, we used controlled feeding trials to measure voluntary dry matter and PSM intake, urinary excretion of glucuronic acid (GA, a byproduct of PSM detoxification through conjugation), and the diversity and relative abundance of gastrointestinal bacterial families in the feces of two species of captive-raised deer (Odocoileus hemionus, O. virginianus). Deer were fed five mixtures of four purified PSMs that included two same-chemical class mixtures, two different-class mixtures, and one 4-way mixture of all chemicals. Overall, we found that PSM composition had minimal effect on intake, that GA was a consistent physiological biomarker of PSM intake regardless of PSM composition, and that dietary phenolics may influence microbial communities more than monoterpenes. Our results partially conformed to the detoxification limitation hypothesis, where deer consumed less of one same-class mixture (monoterpenes) than different-class mixtures. Our results point to the complexity of the interplay between different behavioral, physiological, and microbial mechanisms that can mediate the consequences of PSMs.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13283178/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148295090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vanessa D Brito, María P Zunino, Romina P Pizzolitto
{"title":"Interfungal Volatile Signals Regulate Growth and Mycotoxin Production of Aspergillus parasiticus and Fusarium verticillioides in Maize Storage Systems.","authors":"Vanessa D Brito, María P Zunino, Romina P Pizzolitto","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01728-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01728-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fusarium verticillioides and Aspergillus parasiticus are typical fungi of stored maize. To prevail over other organisms when competing for a substrate, fungi emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with different bioactivities. The aim of this study was to evaluate A. parasiticus and F. verticillioides interaction in maize grains stored in silo bags at different initial humidities (iH; 7.5% or 28%) for 28 days. For each treatment, dry grain weight loss, maize fungal infection, filamentous fungi count, ergosterol content, FB<sub>1</sub> and AFB<sub>1</sub> content, and VOCs were determined. In silo bags, A. parasiticus caused greater surface infection of the grains compared to F. verticillioides, both individually and in co-infection. In co-infection, the number of colony forming units (CFU/ g) of both fungi decreased at 28% of iH, while at 7.5% there was only a decrease in F. verticillioides. There was greater weight loss at 28% iH and in the presence of A. parasiticus. Fumonisin B<sub>1</sub> decreased in co-infection. The ergosterol content increased at 28% iH. Qualitative and quantitative changes in VOCs profile were observed at different iH and according to the presence of fungi. 1-octen-3-ol, 3-octanone, methoxybenzene and 2-pentyl furan were the main VOCs identified. Of these compounds, 1-octen-3-ol reduced the growth and mycotoxin production of both fungi. The 1-octen-3-ol, along with other major VOCs, may support the natural regulatory mechanism between fungi during their interaction in maize stored in silo bags.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148251782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Endogenous Glandular Chemistry and Methyl Eugenol-derived Metabolites in the Pheromone Communication of Bactrocera umbrosa.","authors":"Tatsuya Kiuchi, Suk-Ling Wee, Stefan Schulz","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01726-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01726-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bactrocera umbrosa (Fabricius) is an oligophagous fruit fly of economic importance that infests mainly Artocarpus fruits (Moraceae). The sexual communication system of this species is poorly understood, partly due to difficulties in establishing laboratory colonies. Males of B. umbrosa are strongly attracted to and voraciously fed on methyl eugenol (ME), a naturally occurring plant secondary compound. Here, we elucidate the endogenously produced and ME-derived chemical signals involved in the species' communication. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses of pheromonal glands revealed that immature males produced four endogenous compounds, whereas sexually mature males produced six additional volatile compounds, including the terpenoids (R)-6-methyl-2-vinylhept-5-ene-1,2-diol and (S)-7-methyl-3-methyleneoct-6-ene-1,2-diol, which, to our knowledge, have not previously been documented in insects. Following ME ingestion, males accumulated six ME metabolites-eugenol, isoeugenol, (S)-1'-hydroxymethyleugenol ((S)-1'-HME), 2-allyl-4,5-dimethoxyphenol (DMP), (Z)-3,4-dimethoxycinnamyl alcohol (Z-DMC), and (E)-coniferyl alcohol (E-CF). Behavioral assays using a Y-tube olfactometer demonstrated that two endogenous compounds (3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine and 6-oxo-1-nonanol) and two ME metabolites (DMP and E-CF) significantly attracted virgin females during courtship. In contrast, none of the endogenous volatiles was attractive to the males, whereas three ME metabolites-eugenol, isoeugenol, and DMP-elicited significant male attraction during dusk. These findings demonstrated that B. umbrosa utilizes endogenous compounds as sex-specific signals to attract conspecific females, while distinct ME-derived metabolites mediate both male-male and male-female communication, facilitating male aggregation and enhancing sexual attraction. These insights contribute to a deeper understanding of the intricate glandular chemistry and chemical communication system of the Artocarpus fruit fly, which may inform future strategies for its control and management.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13264548/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148251741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martin Schlager, Stephan Manhalter, Katharina Wechselberger, Zsolt Kárpáti, Stefan Dötterl
{"title":"Correction: The Western Corn Rootworm is Strongly Attracted to Floral (E)-p-Methoxycinnamaldehyde, but not or Weakly to other Compounds of the oil Pumpkin.","authors":"Martin Schlager, Stephan Manhalter, Katharina Wechselberger, Zsolt Kárpáti, Stefan Dötterl","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01723-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01723-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13260258/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148225669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Light on Faecal Case-bearing Larvae of the Leaf Beetle Chlamisus laticollis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae) Accumulating Phototoxic Chlorophyll Catabolites.","authors":"Yutaka Okuzaki, Koichi Kobayashi","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01727-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01727-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In plants, light energy absorbed by chlorophyll (Chl) in photosystems is converted into chemical energy required for carbon assimilation. However, Chl released from the photosynthetic and photoprotective machinery can transfer excitation energy to oxygen, producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and causing oxidative damage. While the phototoxic effects of Chl and its catabolites are well studied in plants, they remain largely unexplored in herbivores. To examine the relationship between herbivory and protection against Chl phototoxicity, we investigated larvae of the leaf beetle Chlamisus laticollis, which feed on Rhododendron leaves and construct a faecal case. When the faecal case was removed from C. laticollis larvae, strong light exposure reduced larval survival and growth. Although the effect was independent of light wavelength (red 655 nm, green 530 nm, blue 470 nm), some case-removed larvae lost weight under blue light, suggesting a partial negative effect of blue light on their growth. Leaf Chls ingested by larvae appeared to be rapidly dissociated from photosystems but possibly associated with some components that limit photoexcitation. Although ingested Chls were gradually degraded to phototoxic catabolites in larvae, lipid peroxide levels, indicating ROS production, were unaffected by the presence of the case, the amount of Chl catabolites, or blue light exposure. Our results suggest that although C. laticollis larvae are shielded from sunlight by their faecal case, they retain intrinsic mechanisms that attenuate Chl phototoxicity. Chl catabolites were also detected in the faecal case, suggesting a possible role for these pigments in ecological interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148198982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher M Ranger, Julie A Baniszewski, Nisha Patwa, Hsin-Ho Wei, Sudhan Pachhain, Jessi A Raubenolt, Madeline Altland, Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs, Vipaporn Phuntumart, Michael E Reding, Davide Rassati, Ian W Keesey, Peter H W Biedermann
{"title":"Synergistic Effects of Acetic Acid and Ethanol on Offspring Production and Gallery Expansion by Fungus-Farming Ambrosia Beetles.","authors":"Christopher M Ranger, Julie A Baniszewski, Nisha Patwa, Hsin-Ho Wei, Sudhan Pachhain, Jessi A Raubenolt, Madeline Altland, Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs, Vipaporn Phuntumart, Michael E Reding, Davide Rassati, Ian W Keesey, Peter H W Biedermann","doi":"10.1007/s10886-026-01725-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10886-026-01725-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Wood-boring ambrosia beetles and their offspring obligately depend on cultivated fungi that they maintain within host trees. Stressed trees produce at least two potent antimicrobials, ethanol and acetic acid, which typically suppress the growth of most fungi. Ethanol facilitates the growth of ambrosia beetles' fungal mutualists and thus aids in host colonization; however, acetic acid's effects are unknown. Here, we evaluated the effects of acetic acid on tunneling and offspring production by two exotic ambrosia beetle species, Xylosandrus germanus and Anisandrus maiche. Cut wood stems (i.e., bolts) were infused with water alone, 5% ethanol, or mixtures of 5% ethanol with acetic acid at various dilutions. Infestations by X. germanus and A. maiche resulted in more frass, larvae, pupae, and adults in the combined 5% ethanol-acetic acid treatment, than in the 5% ethanol alone or water control treatments. X-ray micro-computed tomography revealed that bolts infused with this 5% ethanol-acetic acid mixture had larger insect gallery volumes than those with only 5% ethanol, which in turn were larger than the water control. A positive relationship was found between frass ejected by each beetle and gallery volume across all experiments. This study demonstrates that acetic acid and ethanol synergistically increase offspring production while facilitating gallery expansion by the larvae. Understanding how ambrosia beetles utilize stress-induced compounds within host trees to benefit their fungiculture could lead to novel management strategies for these invasive insects.</p>","PeriodicalId":15346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chemical Ecology","volume":"52 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13222262/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148101505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}