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This chapter gives an insight to chemical ecology of insects and its role in insect–plant interactions. Chemicals produced by insects can be broadly classified as semiochemicals and pheromones. How these pheromones viz., sex, aggregate, trail, host marking, and others affect the behavior, the emitter, and receiver and their benefit of advantage to the organisms involved have been outlined. Leks and its significance as intraspecific communication between individuals of same species has been dealt in brief. The role of these pheromones in Integrated Pest Management is discussed. The role of semiochemicals in communication with herbivores in particular insect herbivore has been dealt in detail. How these semiochemicals individually and in their combination with pheromones can be utilized in a better, environment-friendly Insect Pest Management strategies are discussed.

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Prasad, K.V.H. (2022). Insect Chemical Ecology. In: Insect Ecology: Concepts to Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1782-0_7

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