Cerambycid beetles, or longhorn beetles, rely on complex chemical signals to locate hosts, find mates and avoid predators. These insects detect volatile organic compounds emitted by host trees, using ...

The cerambycid beetle family, with over 35,000 species worldwide, exhibits a diverse array of chemically mediated behaviours that are central to mating, aggregation, and host plant localisation.

Pest cerambycids can cause severe damage to standing trees, logs and lumber. How then might they be promptly detected and their numbers swiftly controlled? The new discovery of inexpensive blends of ...

General morphology, classification, and biology of Cerambycidae / Marcela L. Monné, Miguel A. Monné, and Qiao Wang -- Life history and population dynamics of Cerambycidae / Robert A. Haack, Melody A.