Binding characteristics and physicochemical basis of C-minus odorant-binding protein 8 in western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, with various host vegetable volatiles.
Western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is a globally invasive polyphagous pest that relies on olfaction to sense host plants. Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) in insect sensillar lymph mediate interactions with plant volatiles. However, the physicochemical mechanism...