%0 Generic
%A Wang, Qi
%A Jia, Yufei
%A Weldegeris, Berhane
%A Greenberg, Liana
%A Smid, Hans
%A Dicke, Marcel
%A Haverkamp, Alexander
%A Jongsma, Maarten
%D 2024
%T Data underlying the publication "Loss of olfaction reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to a natural enemy"
%U 
%R 10.4121/610e707d-b10a-467e-8afe-ead477827914.v1
%K insect larvae
%K natural enemy
%K olfaction
%K multitrophic interactions
%K Orco
%K host-plant selection
%X <p>This project aims to evaluate the significance of olfaction in a butterfly species Pieris brassicae. By knocking out the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco), the larval brain structure and adult oviposition changes confirmed the successful knockout. The changes in knockout caterpillars in optimal host-plant seeking, performance under the attack of natural enemies and behavioral preference to plant volatiles suggested the critical importance of olfaction in caterpillars in the tri-trophic interactions.</p>
%I 4TU.ResearchData