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The chemistry of plants and insects : plants, bugs, and molecules / Margareta Séquin. -- London : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2017 .—(58.8427 /S479) |
Contents
Introduction
1 The
Chemistry of Plants and Insects
Bibliography and Further Reading
References
Part 1: The Plant Perspective
2 Plants
Attracting Insects
2.1
Introduction
2.2 Plant Volatiles That Attract Pollinating
Insects
2.3
Compositions of Plant Scents
2.4 Ancient
Plants, Hydrocarbons, and Beetle Pollination
2.5 Volatile Alcohols, Aldehydes, and Esters
2.6 A
Wealth of Terpenes
2.7 Sulfur- and Nitrogen-containing Volatiles That
Attract Flies
2.8
Sweet, Nutritious Nectar in Flowers
2.9 Plant Colors and Nectar Guides
2.10
Pollen-rich Flowers for Bees
2.11 Orchid
Strategies to Attract Insects
2.12 Plants
Attracting Insects and Coevolution
2.13 Conclusions
References
3 Plants
That Eat Insects
3.1 Introduction
3.2
Luring and Digesting Insects for Supplemental Nutrition
3.3 Conclusions
References
4 Plants'
Defense Against Insects
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Plant
Secretions That Trap Insects
4.3
Deterring Volatiles from Leaves
4.4
Cyanide in Response to Insect Attacks
4.5 Glucosinolates
and Pungent Volatiles
4.6 Diversity
of Bitter-tasting Insect Repellents
4.7
Plant Toxins That Kill Insects
4.8 Plant
Latex and Its Many Defensive Components
4.9 Conclusions
References
Part 2: The Insect Perspective
5
Insects and Their Chemistry
5.1 Introduction
5.2
Insects Communicating: Pheromones
5.3 Colorful Insects
5.4 Light-producing Insects
5.5
Defensive Insects
5.6 Insects
and Their Hormones
5.7 Conclusions
References
6 Insects
Feeding on Plants
6.1
Introduction
6.2 Basic Insect Diet
6.3 How Insects Select Food Plants
6.4
Conclusions
References
7 Plant
Gaffs: Protection and Food for the Young
7.1
Introduction
7.2 Galls
and Their Chemistry
7.3 Mysteries
of Gall Formation
7.4
Conclusions
References
8 Insects
That Use Plant Defenses for Their Own Protection
8.1
Introduction
8.2 Monarchs, Milkweeds, and Cardiac Glycosides
8.3
Heliconius Butterflies, Passion Vines, and Cyanides
8.4 Pipevine
Butterflies, Pipevines, and Alkaloids
8.5
Moths, Ragworts, and Senecio Alkaloids
8.6 Conclusions
References
9
Insects That Provide Protection for Plants
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Ant Plants
9.3
Diverse Mutualistic Insect-Plant Interactions
9.4
Conclusions
References
Part 3: Plants and Insects: The Human
Perspective
10
Human Uses
10.1
Introduction
10.2 Essential Pollination for Food Production
10.3 Honey
10.4 Beeswax
10.5 Silk
10.6 Dyes
From Insects
10.7 Insecticides
From Plants
10.8 Conclusions
References
11 Plant-Insect
Interactions and the Human Rote
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Insects
That Damage Crop Plants
11.3 Approaches
to Managing Insect Pests
11.4 Synthetic
Insecticides
11.5
Conclusions
References
Epilogue
Glossary
Subject Index
