Review article - Peer-reviewed, 2022
Human Impacts on Insect Chemical Communication in the Anthropocene
Knaden, Markus; Anderson, Peter; Andersson, Martin N.; Hill, Sharon R.; Sachse, Silke; Sandgren, Mats; Stensmyr, Marcus C.; Lofstedt, Christer; Ignell, Rickard; Hansson, Bill S.Abstract
The planet is presently undergoing dramatic changes caused by human activities. We are living in the era of the Anthropocene, where our activities directly affect all living organisms on Earth. Insects constitute a major part of the world's biodiversity and currently, we see dwindling insect biomass but also outbreaks of certain populations. Most insects rely on chemical communication to locate food, mates, and suitable oviposition sites, but also to avoid enemies and detrimental microbes. Emissions of, e.g., CO2, NOx, and ozone can all affect the chemical communication channel, as can a rising temperature. Here, we present a review of the present state of the art in the context of anthropogenic impact on insect chemical communication. We concentrate on present knowledge regarding fruit flies, mosquitoes, moths, and bark beetles, as well as presenting our views on future developments and needs in this emerging field of research. We include insights from chemical, physiological, ethological, and ecological directions and we briefly present a new international research project, the Max Planck Centre for Next Generation Insect Chemical Ecology (nGICE), launched to further increase our understanding of the impact of human activities on insect olfaction and chemical communication.Keywords
insect; pollutants; ozone; nitric oxides; global warmingPublished in
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution2022, volume: 10, article number: 791345
Publisher: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Authors' information
Knaden, Markus
Max Planck Society
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Protection Biology
Andersson, Peter (Anderson, Peter)
Max Planck Center Next Generation Insect Chemical Ecology
Andersson, Martin N.
Lund University
Sharon, Hill (Hill, Sharon)
Max Planck Center Next Generation Insect Chemical Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Protection Biology
Sachse, Silke
Max Planck Society
Max Planck Center Next Generation Insect Chemical
Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Molecular Sciences
Stensmyr, Marcus C.
Lund University
Lofstedt, Christer
Lund University
Max Planck Center Next Generation Insect Chemical Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Protection Biology
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.791345
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/116935