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The Chemical Ecology of Cecidomyiid Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

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The family of cecidomyiid midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) exhibits diversified patterns of life history, behavior, host range, population dynamics and other ecological traits. Those that feed on plants include many important agricultural pests; most cultivated plants are attacked by at least one midge species. Several features of the reproductive biology of cecidomyiid midges point to an important role for chemical communication, with this topic last reviewed comprehensively 12 years ago. Here, we review progress on identification of sex pheromones, chemicals involved in location of host plants, the neurophysiology of reception of volatile chemicals, and application of semiochemicals to management of pest species of cecidomyiid midges that has occurred during the last decade. We hope this review will stimulate and sustain further research in these fields.

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The authors are grateful to Marion Harris (North Dakota State University, ND), Toby Bruce (Rothamsted Research, UK), and Gerhard Gries (Simon Fraser University, Canada) for providing valuable input into this review. YH and TB thank the Linnaeus Grant IC-E3 (Formas, Sweden) for funding.

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    David R. Hall & Lakmali Amarawardana

  2. East Malling Research, New Road, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6BJ, UK

    Jerry V. Cross

  3. Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany

    Wittko Francke

  4. Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-230 53, Alnarp, Sweden

    Tina Boddum & Ylva Hillbur

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Hall, D.R., Amarawardana, L., Cross, J.V. et al. The Chemical Ecology of Cecidomyiid Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). J Chem Ecol 38, 2–22 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-011-0053-y

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