Insects use odor detection to sense their surroundings. Use of volatile compounds, such as essential oils (EOs) of plants, to repel pests and disrupt their olfaction-driven behaviors has great practical potential for use in integrated pest management. Despite the available information on the repellent effects of EOs on herbivorous insects, the olfaction-based mechanisms remain unknown.

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三种唇形科植物精油的挥发物可驱除棉蚜，扰乱其取食行为并降低其繁殖力

昆虫利用气味检测来感知周围环境。使用植物精油（EO）等挥发性化合物来驱除害虫并扰乱其嗅觉驱动行为，在害虫综合治理中具有巨大的实际潜力。尽管有关于 EO 对草食性昆虫的驱避作用的信息，但基于嗅觉的机制仍然未知。