Volatile chemical signals underlying the host plant preferences of Tuta absoluta

What is it about?

Choice and no-choice bioassays, aimed at understanding the preference of this oligophagous pest for a few selected solanaceous hosts (tomato, potato, eggplant, ashwagandha, black nightshade, wild tomato, tobacco, and datura), and the identification of the volatile cues that influence its host selection process

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Why is it important?

Help in understanding plant volatile chemicals which lured the pest