Abstract Insect pheromones play an important role in partial substitution of chemical pesticides. With people’s attention to ecology and health, the application of insect pheromones has become a research hotspot in recent years. In this paper, the sex pheromones, aggregation pheromones and alarm pheromones of some insects are introduced from the aspects of substance structure, synthesis method, agricultural and forestry use. These pheromones are highly specific, do not kill natural enemies, are not toxic to organisms and are friendly to the environment, so they are used to control pests. Of the three types of pheromones, sex pheromones are the most widely used for population monitoring, pest trapping, mating disturbance and combined pest control.
WU Xiao-Chun, TANG Mi, LIU Xin, XIANG Yue-Hua. Chemical Language of Insects:Insect Pheromones[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2023, 44(21): 1-7.