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CARBON BLUE RECYCLES PLASTIC WASTE SUCH AS INDUSTRIAL CONTAINERS AND BOTTLE CAPS INTO UNIQUE FURNITURE
the company transforms used plastic sourced from the Marseille area into chairs and tables
They plan to replicate this model throughout France and internationally
and shape plastic waste into new products using small-scale workshops equipped with different machines
The process starts with the free collection of plastic waste from local industries
Stéphane collects waste within a 50-kilometer radius.
The plastics are sorted and categorized by color and polymer type
which Stéphane developed himself: reduction
The result is the plastic panels from which the finished products will be manufactured
A micro-factory like this one can process 30 tonnes of plastic per year
It requires 10 kilograms of plastic to make a chair and 35 kilograms for an armchair
A table like this costs 230€ and a chair costs 220€
Carbon Blue aims to sell its concept of transforming plastic waste into finished products and create additional micro-recycling factories elsewhere in France
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In adult Lepidoptera the labial palps are best known for their role in CO2 detection
but they can also bear sensilla chaetica which function is unknown
The number and distribution of sensilla chaetica in labial palps was studied using a bright field microscope
To determine if these sensilla have a gustatory function
we performed single sensillum electrophysiology recordings from palp and antennal sensilla of adult moths of Cydia pomonella (L.)
Grapholita molesta (Busck) and Lobesia botrana (Denis and Shieffermüller)
Each sensillum was stimulated with 3 doses of one of four test stimulus (sucrose
responses (spikes/s−1) increased with dose
and were higher in the palps than in the antennae
With sugars the response increased with concentration in the palp but not in the antenna
With salts there was a drop in response at the intermediate concentration
The number and position of sensilla chaetica on labial palps was variable among individuals
Sensilla were located in the most exposed areas of the palp
Differences in sensilla distribution were detected between species
Such differences among species and between palps and antenna suggest that taste sensilla on the palps have an unforeseen role in adaptation
Two sugars (fructose and sucrose) and two salts (KCl and NaCl) were tested at 3 concentrations
we tested the response of sensilla chaetica in the antennae
In order to determine the biological relevance of sugars in these species we also studied their effect on the adult longevity
scales have been partially removed from the right palp
(c) close up of "b" showing sensilla chaetica clearly protruding among the scales from the third segment
(d) third segment digested with KOH and stained with gencian violet to show the labial pit organ (elongated dark sac inside the palp) and the sensilla chaetica on the surface
White arrows in panels “(a)” and “(b)” indicate the apical segment of labial palp
Representative single-sensillum recording traces (left) of sensilla chaetica and superimposed spikes (right) detected in the recording (6 ms section)
Each group (a–d) shows the response of the same sensillum to increasing concentrations of test stimulus
Response of gustatory receptor neurons of sensilla chaetica located on the apical segment of the labial palps and antenna of three tortricid moth species upon a 2 s stimulation with three doses of NaCl
N = 16–34 sensilla of 4–6 individuals of each sex
Males and females have been combined in this plot
the presence of taste receptors on antennae and palps could contribute to the detection of salts and sugars
but they may also be specialized on the detection of other stimuli not tested yet
the relatively high number sensilla responding to the electrolyte control
and the unusual shape of the dose–response curve to salts (with a drop at the intermediate concentration) suggests that palp and antennal sensilla chaetica of tortricids have a water and a salt GRN
then other type of sensilla may contain the palp neurons that innervate the SOG
further studies are required to determine which other Lepidoptera species have gustatory function in the labial palps
Pupae were sexed and kept in separate environmental chambers with unrestricted access to a 10% sucrose in water dilution
adults were anaesthetized with CO2 to restrain them inside a modified pipette tip
antennae and palps fixed with melted dental wax (ref: R3712-00
All insects tested were between 1 and 3 days old
Detached heads were boiled in 10% KOH until the scales fell off and then washed in distilled water and cleared in 2.5% bleach until they became transparent
they were immersed in 0.5% crystal violet until the sensilla were clearly visible
Samples were placed on a drop of glycerol on a microscope slide under a cover slip
The maximum length and width of the apical segment of the labial palp was measured with an eyepiece micrometer. To assert sensilla position, the apical segment was divided in 8 areas (Supplementary Fig. S1) resulting from the intersection of the 3 axes of symmetry (sagittal
and the number of sensilla in each area was recorded
ref: S9378-1 KG) and fructose (CAS: 50-48-7
Sucrose and fructose dilutions contained 1 mM NaCl as electrolyte
1000 mM) were prepared in 1 ml aliquots and kept at − 20 °C
one aliquot of each concentration was defrosted and kept at 4 °C for up to one week
two to six sensilla chaetica from either the antenna or the apical segment of the labial palp were tested
The antenna was sampled up to the apical segment
sensilla chaetica were differentiated from sensilla trichoidea by their morphology (straighter and thicker)
their orientation (perpendicular to the surface) and their optical characteristics (brighter under the stereo microscope)
On the outside of the labial palp only sensilla chaetica were present
Only one stimulus was used for a given individual
starting from lowest to highest concentration
The contact with each sensillum was limited to 2 s
allowing ≥3 min between stimulations to avoid adaptation
Sugars stimuli were preceded by stimulation with the electrolyte (1 mM NaCl) as a control
Electrophysiological recordings from sensilla chaetica were obtained using the tip recording technique64
Glass capillary recording electrodes (Hirschmann Laborgeräte GmbH & Co
Germany) were pulled to obtain a 3.5 μm wide tip (PP-830
which was filled with the test solution and connected to a 0.5 mm-wide platinum wire
fitted to a preamplifier probe (Taste Probe
The recording electrode was placed over the sensillum tip using a micromanipulator (NMN-25
Japan) under a stereomicroscope (Leica M125
The reference electrode was a sharpened tungsten wire (0.125-mm diameter
inserted into the eye with the help of a micromanipulator (UM-3C
The recording electrode was filled with the stimulus solution just before stimulation
it was discarded after 2 minutes and replaced by a new one if needed
We determined the effect of water and sugar on the survival of 20–24 adults in order to assess the importance of these stimuli on adult fitness
groups of 4 to 9 newly emerged adults of both sexes picked randomly from the colony were placed in ventilated 100 mL plastic bottles after CO2 anesthesia
Four bottles were prepared for each treatment: control (dry cotton swab)
water: (a cotton swab soaked in distilled water) and sugar (cotton swab soaked in 10% domestic sucrose diluted in distilled water)
Cotton was replaced regularly so that it was never dry
Bottles were inspected daily (with sporadic 2 to 3 day gaps for the longest-lived species
pomonella) until all individuals were dead
For spike counts analysis only the response to stimuli
A quasi-Poisson error distribution was used because overdispersion was detected
A different model was run to compare the number of spikes between each sugar concentration and the electrolyte control using Dunnett test
Model selection started from the simplest model containing no main effects
then main factors and interactions were added sequentially
the likelihood ratio test (LRT) and the Akaike information criterion (AIC) were used
and models with lower AIC values and significantly different LRT were selected
The model with the best fit was used to conduct pairwise comparison between relevant groups of significant factors using estimated marginal means
To check the relationship between number of sensilla and labial palp size
a Pearson correlation test was conducted between total number of sensilla and the surface of the labial palp
The area of the 3rd segment of the labial palp was estimated as the area of a cylinder with diameter equal to the maximum width of the segment and length equal to the length of the segment
The comparison of sensilla distribution among the areas of a labial palp was conducted with a “vector GLM” using the package “VGAM”
an ANOVA was used to calculate the significance level of species and sexes
The effect of diet on survival curves was calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method68
and a log-rank test was used to detect overall differences among curves
Log-rank test and Benjamini–Hochberg correction was used for multiple pairwise comparisons among curves
Raw data and R-script for statistical analysis are available online at https://doi.org/10.34810/data222
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Home » Carbon Blue: Micro Factories for Plastic Recycling
Carbon Blue aims to recycle plastic waste
the company transforms used plastic sourced from the Marseille area into unique furniture
Carbon Blue’s microplastic recycling factories are already being set up in Bordeaux and maybe soon in Africa
We visited the Testa family at their pilot micro-factory in Gémenos
Sébastien Killian contributed to this report
Plastic
a cornerstone of 20th-century industrialization
The UN warns of a “toxic tidal wave” with 400 million tonnes of plastic waste generated annually
posing a significant environmental threat alongside global warming
The Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Directive targets plastic pollution by mandating all packaging be reusable or recyclable by 2030
plastic production continues due to its utility in packaging
Stéphane Testa addresses plastic waste by giving it new life through his company
They collect plastic packaging from Marseille-area businesses and transform it into wood-like panels
then craft it into colorful furniture sold locally
This concept isn’t entirely new, as recycled plastic furniture is appearing in decor stores. Stéphane himself comes from MP Industries, a company that has been working with plastics for 70 years and with recycled plastics for the past 30 years.
Carbon Blue’s unique goal is to create additional micro-recycling factories like the one in Gémenos
Carbon Blue aims to sell its concept of transforming plastic waste into finished products
with a focus on local management of plastic waste
Stéphane’s son and Director of the Gémenos micro-factory
believes effective plastic waste management requires local treatment
countering the trend of mega-factories:
“We believe that the problem with plastic waste management worldwide is that it is handled too globally
plastic needs to be managed locally.”
We visited their pilot factory in Gémenos to learn about their recycling process and the benefits of local micro-factories in combating plastic pollution
we observe the delivery of large blue containers from a nearby perfume factory
along with colorful plastic caps already collected
will undergo an on-site transformation process to soon become tables and chairs
These will then be sold locally as final products
The process starts with the free collection of plastic waste from local industries like Sartorius and Decathlon
Stéphane Testa developed this micro recycling factory concept:
“The idea behind this workshop is to collect waste within a 50-kilometer radius
We believe that 50 kilometers is a reasonable distance for plastic waste collection
allowing a micro-factory like this to process 30 tonnes of plastic per year.”
Collected post-consumer plastics include caps
but exclude contaminated items due to the absence of a washing process.
“We don’t use any water for washing
we only accept products that aren’t dangerously soiled
containers that contained chlorine are pre-washed by the industries before we collect them
The factory also requires labels to be removed before processing
Carbon Blue provides a receipt confirming its commitment to recycling the materials
The main polymers are HDPE (high-density polyethylene)
“The plastics we receive come with technical documentation identifying their composition
affecting the process due to varying melting points
We followed Stéphane as he detailed the various stages of transforming raw plastic material into sheets and then into furniture
the first reduction step consists of reducing the material
This involves first shredding the plastic waste
into pieces measuring two centimeters by fifteen centimeters
This step is carried out using a conventional shredder
The workshop has two types with different teeth and points to handle all types and sizes of waste
The shredded container is then ground in a grinder to obtain six to eight millimeters of plastic chips
If there is no water washing of the plastic waste
Carbon Blue has nevertheless provided a system for cleaning with hot air
this metal damages the teeth of our grinder
to suck with hot air most of the products that could interfere with the final material
And we installed a magnet at the exit of this suction to recover all the metal so that it does not end up in our plastic sheets.”
The shredder is capable of handling approximately 150 to 180 kilograms of plastic per hour
involves heating the shredded plastic to make the famous plastic sheets from which the finished products will be manufactured
the shredded plastic is placed in a mold measuring 1.20 x 1.20 meters and 25 millimeters thick
It takes 45 minutes to an hour to heat to 250 to 300°C
the sheets are as rigid as wood and ready to be worked
According to pull-out tests conducted on-site
a sheet made from pallets will withstand a pulling force of 290 kilograms
3 pieces of equipment are involved: a planer to refine the thickness of the sheet
a combined machine to cut the sheets and work on the edges (for example
and a CNC cutting machine to optimize the cuts and thus be able to produce both the backrest and frame of a chair from the same 1.20 x 1.20 sheet.”
It requires 10 kilograms of plastic to make a chair
while an armchair necessitates 35 kilograms of waste
The plastic obtained is recyclable once again
Carbon Blue even tells us that they systematically recycle scraps and even plastic sawdust
“We assume that all plastics are recyclable and can be recycled indefinitely.”
They also have requests for recycling products made of PET or PVC
the company can only recycle the three polymers mentioned earlier
Polyvinyl chloride indeed releases hydrochloric acid when heated
making its transformation incompatible with the current process
The company tells us they are working to find solutions to transform these other polymers
Stéphane assures us that they apply no treatment or additive to the plastic at any point in this process
“We don’t change the chemical aspects at all
The output product has the same characteristics as the initial plastic waste
we are currently working with the port of La Ciotat to transform plastic tarps used to protect yachts
Since we don’t alter the molecular structure of this polymer
the products we produce will also be categorized as M0.”
This is notably the case with a white table that is for sale at the workshop
Dorian tells us that they are working to add composite elements to their sheets
The company is particularly working with Decathlon to manufacture sheets made from crushed rubber tennis balls mixed with pallets
The advantage of the new material is a greater load capacity
“It adds rigidity in the central torsion while reducing weight because bamboo is lighter
This allows us to have a new material with different characteristics while remaining recyclable
Because when we grind it again for recycling
the bamboo will be sucked in by the global suction system we talked about earlier.”
Dorian explains that Carbon Blue is working on a traceability solution
to trace every plastic waste entrusted to them that has been used in a finished product
“The idea is to be able to say that this table was produced with 70% PEHD from a certain location and 20% PEBD from another location.”
Stéphane and Dorian have chosen to manufacture furniture
French nuclear company EDF bought several tables to equip one of its sites
Carbon Blue also sells shredded plastic for 20€ per kilogram
“Plastic material is available in all our territories and for free
or metal are subject to market fluctuations and the law of supply and demand
Every day we can create new products with recycled plastic
to prevent it from being buried or burned.”
fire doors… The possibilities are endless
the future of Carbon Blue lies in duplicating its concept
Instead of selling various recycled plastic products all over France
why not install turnkey micro-factories everywhere in France to locally transform used plastic into new finished products
The idea is for each local micro-factory to collect around 30 to 40 tons of locally sourced plastics
to manufacture and then sell new finished products that address local issues
“The finished products will not be the same depending on the geographical area and the available raw materials.”
When asked if the franchise model would be suitable
“We tried to imagine a franchise principle
we realized that the issues are different in Nice
It’s difficult to franchise the concept
Carbon Blue has already installed the first micro-factory at the port of La Ciotat equipped with a shredder and a grinder
and an agglomerator that allows for the processing of flexible plastics such as tarps
The goal: to collect and shred on-site the white tarps that protect yachts
The shredded material will then be used elsewhere to manufacture fire doors or impact protection elements for boats
Another micro-factory is being deployed in Bordeaux
This one will be used to manufacture lockers from carpets
The company is also working on projects in Africa (Chad
Mali) to create the same types of micro-factories but in containers
The team has also developed a 3-axis 3D printer capable of printing recycled plastic
they have made round basins similar to African baskets
some are already interested in the concept
Stéphane wants these micro-factories to be adapted to local issues but also modular
The idea is for customers to choose the machines they want
For a turnkey workshop based on the Gémenos model
The price includes project study (understanding the local ecosystem
assistance in learning to recognize plastics
and installation of equipment up to the manufacture of finished products)
The basic equipment includes two shredders
our concept would be between eight and ten times more expensive
The idea is to develop the concept to recycle as much plastic as possible and create employment
We estimate that 10 tons of plastic can generate a full-time job
For a complete installation of the micro-factory
3 people are needed to operate the workshop
the return on investment for companies is 3 to 4 years
they plan to enhance their equipment by offering new machines such as a compactor
Carbon Blue currently has a turnover of €200,000
but Stéphane hopes to reach €400,000 this year
Stéphane envisions several other outlets for his concept
“In the case of a trade show like the Cannes Film Festival
we could set up a mobile micro-factory on-site
the organizer would be able to collect the waste generated there (carpets
the goal is to be as mobile as possible to go where the waste is.”
Another project is to install a Carbon Blue micro-factory directly in recycling centers and waste disposal sites
the ultimate concept would be to install a micro-factory next to a city responsible for collecting all its plastic waste
the local Carbon Blue factory would manufacture urban furniture
and other public benches would be shredded
The very concept of circularity designed at the local level
On a breezy Sunday morning, families walk hurriedly into Marseille’s Armenian Cathedral. A miniature replica of Etchmiadzin – the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church – The Church of the Holy Translators on Prado Avenue was built in 1928 to receive refugees fleeing a Turkish onslaught in Asia Minor
the place is teeming with immigrants from the Republic of Armenia
And though the metropolis has long hosted a diaspora
recent arrivals have invigorated the community
“Marseille is the cradle of our diaspora,” said Pascal Chamassian
a politician whose grandparents came from Anatolia
“Everyone who escaped from the genocide passed by here.” Numbering about 100,000
people of Armenian descent are said to make up close to 10 percent of Marseille’s denizens.
The first major influx came in the early 1920s when throngs of refugees from a crumbling Ottoman Empire disembarked onto Marseille’s port
Around 60,000 of them were settled into squalid camps
causing unease among Marseillais at the time
“The Armenian is like a plant that grows between the pavements of a city,” wrote the journalist Albert Londres in a 1927 travelogue.
these émigrés blended into the city and contributed much to its character
A local pizza was even baptized l’arménienne in their honor
captured the journey in his autobiographical Mayrig.
a few thousand of these exiles heeded a call from Soviet dictator Josef Stalin who urged the diaspora to help build the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Around 3,000 Armenians decamped from Marseille seeking a cherished motherland
But faced with dismal living standards and the brutish reality of Stalinist socialism
many flocked back to the Mediterranean metropolis as soon as they could
“It took them three days to get to Armenia but 40 years to come back,” quipped Jean Kéhayan sitting in his apartment overlooking a Provençal garden abundant with olive and cypress trees
Kéhayan served for a brief stint as an advisor to Levon Ter-Petrosyan
Armenia’s first president following independence in 1991
the Marseillais diaspora grew with the arrival of Armenians escaping anti-Christian pogroms in Turkey and
Marseille has attracted a continuous flow of economic migrants from the Republic of Armenia
“This immigration has enlivened Armenian culture in Marseille,” contended Chamassian with the distinctive twang of southern France
“It is a new breath that has revived our identity
churches and schools are filled with recent migrants.”
said he has also witnessed the community’s expansion
“There is a great mix of provenances in our club
we have Armenians from all horizons,” he maintained
“More and more Armenian restaurants are opening
all with regional specificities: Armenian-Russian
Lebanese-Armenian.” Aynedjian himself came from Beirut in 1976
many of these newcomers received a tepid reception from their established counterparts
“It was very difficult when we arrived here,” said Lida Badalyan
an accountant who left Yerevan in 1999 with her parents and brothers because of poverty
“We didn’t know anyone and the historic Armenian community accused us of having turned our backs on the homeland
But it’s not as if they wanted to live there themselves!”
Such tensions reflect a broader conflict between a nationalist diaspora that pushes for recognition of the 1915 genocide at all costs and the citizens of a small Caucasian republic that are more concerned about bread-and-butter issues
“The Armenian community here was built by successive waves of immigration
integration into the local networks was not easy,” said Kéhayan
who has written several books about connections between Marseille and Armenia
the Lebanese-Armenians who came here were a lot more militant than we were,” he added
“And whereas the Armenians from Turkey [who arrived in the 1950s] were regarded as collaborators with the Turkish enemy for having continued to live there after the genocide
Armenians from Armenia were rejected as they were seen as having betrayed the motherland.”
the only barrier with recent immigrants was the language differences between eastern and western dialects
His own parents were among those who followed Stalin’s exhortations only to return in the 1980s
the street fills up with the clamor of people chattering away in Armenian
it feels like we are in Armenia itself,” beams Irena
Had it not been for the nearby Mediterranean coast and bougainvillea trees
the scene could have been a village in the Caucasus
Killian Cogan is a freelance journalist based in Istanbul
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Tandis que le tramway marseillais poursuit sa route vers le sud et le nord de la cité phocéenne
les projets de mobilité suivent également leurs cours dans l’Est métropolitain
C’est le cas de la future ligne de Bus à haut niveau de service (BHNS) entre la gare d’Aubagne et le parc d’activités de Gémenos. Ce projet de Bus+, inscrit parmi les 15 projets prioritaires du Plan de Mobilité de la Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
est destiné à remplacer l’actuelle ligne 1 du réseau urbain aubagnais en 2025
Une nouvelle phase de travaux a débuté ce mercredi 17 janvier 2024 sur la route reliant Gémenos à Aubagne
entre le rond-point de la Planque et celui de Lamagnon
Les aménagements vont être effectués sur la moitié de la voie
entraînant l’installation provisoire d’un sens unique
sera planifiée ultérieurement
des travaux seront également réalisés sur l’avenue du Pic de Bertagne
entre l’avenue du Garlaban et l’avenue de la Sainte Baume
Une déviation sera donc mise en place
la route du Vaisseau et l’avenue de la Sainte-Baume
D’un montant total de plus de 32 millions d’euros
cette future ligne de BHNS de 6,5 kilomètres est financée par la Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
le Département des Bouches-du-Rhône ainsi que par l’État
Le projet vise à proposer une alternative à la voiture pour les 12 000 salariés de la zone des Paluds
12 stations accessibles aux personnes à mobilité réduite
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Oviposition is essential in the life history of insects and is mainly mediated by chemical and tactile cues present on the plant surface
Oviposition deterrents or stimulants can modify insect oviposition and be employed in pest control
Relatively few gustatory oviposition stimuli have been described for tortricid moths
fructose and neem oil on the number of eggs laid by Cydia pomonella (L.)
Grapholita molesta (Busck) and Lobesia botrana (Dennis & Schifermüller) was tested in laboratory arenas containing filter papers loaded with 3 doses of a given stimulus and solvent control
salts increased oviposition at the mid dose (102 M) and sugars reduced it at the highest dose (103 mM)
Neem oil dramatically reduced the number of eggs laid as the dose increased
but the lowest neem oil dose (0.1% v/v) increased L
botrana oviposition relative to solvent control
Our study shows that ubiquitous plant chemicals modify tortricid moth oviposition under laboratory conditions
and that neem oil is a strong oviposition deterrent
The oviposition arena developed in this study is a convenient tool to test the effect of tastants on the oviposition behavior of tortricid moths
To perform multiple-choice oviposition tests under laboratory conditions a convenient oviposition arena was developed
Two aspects that had to be considered in the design of the oviposition arenas were: (1) choosing a suitable oviposition substrate material
and (2) discouraging oviposition on the remaining areas of the arena
Several oviposition arena arrangements were tried before settling on a definitive one
Our first choice of oviposition substrate was waxed kitchen paper because it is used in our rearing facility
Stimulus was applied with an atomizer on the waxed paper
but upon drying the highest sugar concentrations droplets became solid and being hygroscopic their consistency varied from crystalline to sticky depending on ambient humidity
On the filter paper the stimulus distributed evenly and did not form droplets
making it a suitable oviposition substrate
our preliminary observations indicated that females laid as many eggs on untreated filter paper as they did on waxed paper
so filter paper was chosen as the oviposition test substrate for the final tests
PCV-pipe sections (1) were stopped with polymethyl methacrylate (2) and closed on the other side with a lid made of a short section of PVC (3) covered with nylon mosquito screen (4)
The walls were lined with kitchen scourer (5) or black felt (6) to discourage oviposition (grey marks indicate 1 mm each)
The four oviposition filter papers (7) were placed either a) on the ceiling in the EGVM (L
to maximize egg laying on the target substrate
Effect of stimulus and concentration on the number of eggs laid by female EGVM (L
pomonella) on filter papers loaded with different concentrations of salts
a different letter among treatments indicates significant differences (Tukey´s test
first and third quartile (box) and 1.5*inter-quartile range (vertical bars)
The final oviposition cage configuration in our study was optimal in terms of number of eggs laid as well as in the handling aspects of insects and stimuli
Future tests should explore the effect of shape
size and texture on the oviposition of these tortricid moths
Oviposition arenas provide an oversimplified environment where many of these natural cues are either absent or greatly modified
they offer a convenient tool to screen many gustatory compounds under controlled conditions
and provide information useful in further tests under more natural conditions
in a similar way as the wind tunnel and olfactometer serve to screen volatile compounds
our simplified oviposition arenas allow for dose–response curves
which are a lot more informative than single-dose tests
as shown by the increased oviposition of EGVM to the lowest neem oil concentration
Since this increase happened on the internal plant tissues it is not clear how the females had access to this information
where nonanoic acid (a 9-carbon carboxylic acid) loaded on filter paper in a petri dish strongly stimulated oviposition by C
fumiferana at the lowest of two doses (78 nmol/cm2)
whereas it strongly inhibited it at the 10-times higher dose (780 nmol/cm2)
and the opposite effect occurred with decanoic acid
it is possible that EGVM females could not detect the repellent ingredients at the lowest concentration
but they were still able to detect oviposition stimulants present in the neem oil
This finding highlights the importance of testing more than one dose of test stimuli in chemostimulation tests
interpunctella using 17 types of oil-treated whole-wheat kernels
OFM and EGVM pupae were sexed and kept in 1-L containers provided with 10% sucrose in water in separate male and female environmental chambers and the adults were collected every 1–3 days
CM adults emerged in the larval cages and were collected daily
1- to-3-day-old males and females were mixed in a ratio of 1.5:1
starting at least 5 h before the onset of the scotophase
the now 2 to-4-day-old females were placed in the oviposition arenas
sugar water solution) was provided in the oviposition arenas
Water soluble stimuli (salts and sugars) were diluted in deionized water
100 and 1000 mM) were prepared in 5-ml aliquots
A sample of the same water stock was also kept as a control
Neem oil from cold pressed seeds (Batch no 9344732
Germany) was diluted in absolute ethanol to obtain 0.1
A sample of the same ethanol stock was also kept as a control
Dilution and solvent vials were kept at − 20 °C
The oviposition arenas (Fig. 1) were adapted from the mating boxes used for insect rearing
A 138-mm-high × 117-mm-internal diameter (i.e.
1.48 L) section of solid grey PVC pipe was stopped in one end with a clear polymethyl methacrylate (PMMC) plate glued into it
The other end of the cylinder was covered with a lid made with a 40-mm section of a 125-mm inner diameter solid gray PVC pipe with grey nylon mosquito screen (mesh size = 1 mm) glued on it
The walls were lined with 5-mm thick green kitchen scourer
protruding 5-mm outside the cylinder to ensure a good sealing with the mosquito screen lid
The blind side of arena was lined with either green kitchen scourer (CM and OFM) or 2-mm-thick black felt (EGVM)
The oviposition substrate consisted of filter paper (Whatman No.1
Global Life Science Solutions Operations UK Ltd
In the CM and OFM arenas four 50-mm × 75-mm (37.5cm2 each) filter-paper pieces were pinned onto the scourer lining the walls
with the long-side vertical and spaced 30 mm from each other
10-mm below the mosquito screen lid and 53-mm from the floor of the cage
In the EGVM arenas four triangular filter paper pieces were cut from a 110-mm radius disc (19.63 cm2 each) and were stapled to the black felt lining the end of the arena
This difference in arena orientation maximized the number of eggs laid on the filter papers relative to the other arena surfaces (i.e.
A different pipette tip was used for each compound
the control treatment was loaded first and then the test stimuli
from the lowest to the highest concentration using the same pipette tip for a given compound
Latex gloves were exchanged when handling filter papers of different stimuli
Filter papers were left at room temperature until they dried out
and then were kept inside plastic bags at 4 °C until used
Females were introduced in the test arenas at least 5 h before the onset of the scotophase. The arenas were placed in the same environmental chamber (Supplementary Fig. S3) where the colony was kept
17-cm-diameter household ceiling LED fixture (Brass & Fittings S.L
Spain) was placed 27-cm above the area were the arenas where
A fluorescent light bulb attached to the door on the other side of the environmental chamber and 80-cm away from the experimental arenas provided additional chamber illumination (Philips
White filter paper placed on a shelf 20 cm underneath the arenas reflected light to the arenas from below
The amount of light entering the arenas varied according to their position on the shelf
CM and OFM arenas received between 110 and 1390 lx and LOB arenas received between 80 and 103 lx
inside and near the mosquito-screen lid respectively
Arena positions were randomized between days to account for positional effects
The number of eggs laid on the filter papers was recorded 24 h after females were released in the oviposition arenas
Females were placed in ethanol for later determination of mating status by means of spermatophore dissection (N = 50 females/species)
scourer and felt were submerged in 60 °C tap water for 20 min and then were rubbed thoroughly and let dry before reuse
The mosquito screen was cleaned with a paper towel soaked in 75% ethanol
The number of eggs per female was estimated by dividing the number of eggs in a filter paper by the number or females placed in the arena (4–5)
Generalized lineal models (GLM) with Poisson error distribution were used to analyze the effect of species
The models were compared with each other with the likelihood ratio test (LRT) and the Akaike information criterion (AIC)
preferring the model with the lower AIC of pairs that were significantly different by LRT
The model with the best fit was used to conduct pairwise comparison between relevant groups of significant factors
Pairwise comparisons used the Tukeys´s test in the package “emmeans”
including the collection and use of organisms
and international guidelines and legislation
Raw data and R-script for statistical analysis are available online at https://doi.org/10.34810/data588
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RP was supported by project “Next Generation Technologies in Adaptive Agriculture” (World Bank
This study was supported by research grant AGL2016-77373-C2-2-R (MINECO) to CG
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The prevailing use of neonicotinoids in pest control has adverse effects on non-target organisms
relatively few studies have explored the effect of sublethal neonicotinoid levels on olfactory responses of pest insects
and thus their potential impact on semiochemical surveillance and control methods
We recently reported that sublethal doses of the neonicotinoid thiacloprid (TIA) had dramatic effects on sex pheromone release in three tortricid moth species
We present now effects of TIA on pheromone detection and
navigational responses of pest insects to pheromone sources
TIA delayed and reduced the percentage of males responding in the wind tunnel without analogous alteration of electrophysiological antennal responses
treated males exhibited markedly slower flights and
with an increased susceptibility to wind-induced drift
All these effects increased in a dose-dependent manner starting at LC0.001 - which would kill just 10 out of 106 individuals - and revealed an especially pronounced sensitivity in one of the species
Our results suggest that minimal neonicotinoid quantities alter chemical communication
and thus could affect the efficacy of semiochemical pest management methods
animals navigating in a changing flow must sample and integrate chemical
and do so swiftly in order to generate the necessary locomotor responses that will direct them towards an odor source
have examined if neonicotinoids affect navigation manoeuvres of pest insects to odour sources
we explore the influence of TIA on male perception of
and response and orientation to sex pheromone
The behavioral response of males treated with extremely low doses of TIA is compared to the performance of control males in wind tunnel assays
considering several parameters related to flight speed and direction with respect to the wind line
including thrust and deviation from intended course due to the airflow
electroantennograms (EAG) are used to assess the effect of TIA on pheromone detection at the antennal level
We speculate on the consequences of our findings in the context of pest management programs that combine the use of insecticides and sex pheromones
Effect of thiacloprid (TIA) on percentage of C
and contacting the stimulus) to sex pheromone in wind tunnel (left)
and the time to start these behaviours (right)
Males treated with acetone or 4 lethal concentrations of TIA (LC0.001 to LC20) were released individually and observed for 2 minutes
or until contact with the pheromone dispenser
The shadowed areas around the mean trend line in the times graph indicate ± SEM
Different letters indicate significant differences among TIA LCs within a given behavioural category (Tukey’s test after GLM or ANOVA
Effect of thiacloprid (TIA) on flight track parameters of males of C
botrana responding to sex pheromone in the wind tunnel
Males treated with acetone or 4 lethal concentrations of TIA (LC0.001 to LC20) were released individually and observed for 2 minutes or until contact with the pheromone dispenser
The concentrations LC10 and LC20 were omitted in G
molesta due to insufficient number of responding males
The flight track is divided in three sections (inserts) corresponding with the distance to the pheromone source: 130–100 cm (section 1
and each section was analysed individually
The shadowed areas around the mean trend line indicate ± SEM
Different small letters indicate significant differences among TIA LCs within a given behavioural category and flight track section
Different capital letters indicate significant differences among species for individuals treated with control acetone (Tukey’s test after ANOVA
Comparison among species using control (acetone-treated) individuals showed acute differences in flight track parameters (Fig. 2a,b, Supplementary Table S5
experienced less drift and performed wider turns than the other two species
LB exhibited higher turn frequency and shorter inter-turn distances than the other two species
Effect of thiacloprid (TIA) on electroantennogram (EAG) responses of males of C
Males treated with acetone or 4 lethal concentrations of TIA (LC0.001 to LC20) were stimulated with n-hexane and 3 concentrations (1 ng to 1 µg) of the major pheromone components of C
Three EAG parameters were measured: maximum response
and the duration of the downward and upward phases
The only significant TIA effect was a reduction of maximum response with LC1 in L
different letters indicate significant differences among TIA doses
The percentage of responding males decreased with increasing TIA concentration and their flights became slower
differently angled in relation to the wind line
and more susceptible to wind drift (depending on the species)
all of which could render them less capable of odour source location
Together with our previous finding that similar low doses of TIA reduce pheromone release behaviour in females
the hypothesis that residual neonicotinoid levels could affect semiochemical pest-management control in these species is reinforced
especially when synthetic lure-finding is involved (i.e
This supports the hypothesis that TIA altered pheromone perception in our test insects
This neural system could be a target subject for future studies of neonicotinoid effects on flight performance
so we cannot completely rule out a larger impact of TIA at the peripheral level
so the effect of sublethal TIA intoxication could still be amplified when considering source location efficiency in the field
The concentrations (ng a.i./µl) applied to CP
Control insects were treated with acetone from the same stock used to make the insecticide dilutions
males received 1-µl topical application of a test treatment on the ventral side of the thorax after 10-sec CO2 anaesthesia
and were placed in 150-ml polypropylene bottles (3 to 10 individuals per bottle) with 10% sugar solution
Insecticide effect was assessed 24 h post-treatment and scored as alive if apparently unaffected
moribund if clearly affected but still moving
Mortality was estimated with the sum of moribund and dead insects
Alive insects were used in the experiments on the same day (age 24–48 h)
[(E,Z)-7,9-Dodecenyl acetate; E,Z-7,9-12:Ac] in EAG tests
Two 25-watt incandescent bulbs covered with a white fabric for diffusion provided illumination 150 cm above the insect flight plane
Visible light intensities (mean ± SEM) were set at 20.2 ± 0.2 lux during photophase and 3.1 ± 0.1 lux during scotophase
Image contrast of both daytime and night time flight track recordings was enhanced by means of four lateral infrared illuminators (peak frequency 850-nm) equipped with 96 LED lights each
of either 30° or 60° beam angles (Scene Electronics
The odour source consisted of 100 ng of pheromone blend (GM and CP) or 1 female equivalent (LB) applied in 10 μl loads onto 10 × 15 mm n-hexane-rinsed filter papers (Whatman® No
readily prepared every day and kept until use in a sealed vial after solvent evaporation (10 min)
The filter paper stood flat against the wind on a 12.5 cm-high metal-wire platform and males were released from a second platform positioned 1.30 m downwind
Twenty videos were obtained for each TIA dose and acetone control except for LC10 and LC20 in GM
where the number of responding males was too low for statistical analysis
Males were restrained with a modified alligator clip (Supplementary Fig. S3) after 10 sec CO2 anaesthesia
A glass capillary containing a gold wire electrode filled with 1% NaCl solution was inserted in the mouth (reference electrode) and another contacted the trimmed tip of the left antenna (recording electrode)
The signal from the recording electrode was pre-amplified (10 × gain
Original data and R codes for statistical analysis are available at the University of Lleida repository, http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/65433
Animal orientation strategies for movement in flows
Mechanisms of animal navigation in odor plumes
Control of moth flight posture is mediated by wing mechanosensory feedback
Antennal mechanosensors mediate sex pheromone-induced upwind orientation in the potato tuberworm moth
In Pheromone Communication in Moths (eds Allison
T.) 173–189 (University of California Press
Combinatorial codes and labeled lines: how insects use olfactory cues to find and judge food
and oviposition sites in complex environments
Winging it: Moth flight behavior and responses of olfactory neurons are shaped by pheromone plume dynamics
Sex pheromones and their impact on pest management
Mating disruption for the 21st century: matching technology with mechanism
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Female moths emit sex pheromone to attracts males
and although they are not attracted to their own sex pheromone
they appear to detect it as it affects their behavior
In order to elucidate the mechanism of pheromone “autodetection” we compared responses of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) of male and female Grapholita molesta
a species with reported pheromone autodetection
Two concentrations of the major (Z8-12:Ac) and minor (E8-12:Ac) sex pheromone components
a plant-volatile blend containing methyl salicylate
courtship) pheromone (ethyl trans-cinnamate) were tested in 45 male and 305 female ORNs
Hierarchical cluster analysis showed radically different peripheral olfactory systems between sexes that could be linked to their specific roles
In males 63% of the ORNs were tuned specifically to the major or minor female sex pheromone components
while the remaining 33% showed unspecific responses to the stimulus panel
In females 3% of the ORNs were specifically tuned to the male hair-pencil pheromone
and no ORN was tuned their own sex pheromone components
The lack of sex pheromone-specific ORNs in females suggests that they are not able to discriminate pheromone blends
and thus pheromone autodetection is unlikely in this species
We discuss our results in the context of the methodological limitations inherent to odor stimulation studies
Distribution of sensilla types on the antenna of G
(A) Different sensilla types are shown with different colors in the SEM picture of flagellomeres 25th and 26th
(B) Distribution of sensilla and scales on a representative flagellomere located towards the middle of the antenna
Electrophysiological dose–response curves of G
molesta to the major (Z8-12:Ac) and minor (E8-12:Ac) pheromone components
Symbols are average response and curves are the predicted values from fitted logistic functions
Asterisks indicate estimated dose-50 (ED50)
Based on the results of the dose–response curves
we chose the 102 and 104 ng concentrations to characterize ORN types (see below)
With the low dose (102 ng) Z- and E-ORNs could be discriminated in males
but the female antenna was insensitive to this concentration
With the high dose (104 ng) the female antenna started to show responses
and the male Z- and E-ORNs could still be separated from each other
The left panel shows a hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) grouping G
molesta female and male ORNs (n = 305 and 45
respectively) according to their responses to 6 odorant stimuli [H: male courtship pheromone (i.e.
hair-pencil pheromone) at 10 µg; P: plant blend at 100 µg; E: minor pheromone component E8-12:Ac; Z: major pheromone component Z8-12:Ac
each at 2 concentrations (100 ng = 2) and (10 µg = 4)]
Each entry in the y-axis indicates a different ORN color-coded by sex (grey for female
The horizontal lines separate HCA clusters which have been color-coded in the dendrogram on the right side and represent 5 physiological ORN types
The right panel shows average responses for each of the 5 HCA clusters: (A) Major sex pheromone component ORNs
(D) ORNs with unspecific responses to the stimulus panel
The number of ORNs for each physiological type is indicated (“n”)
so the pheromone detection system of males and females may not need to be alike
We tested this hypothesis in the Oriental fruit moth G
molesta by means of electroantennography (EAG) and single sensillum recordings (SSR)
we found that males were approximately 20 and 5 times more sensitive than females to the major (Z8-12:Ac) and minor (E8-12:Ac) pheromone components
This indicated that either the female antenna was equipped with a lower proportion of pheromone-responding cells than males
that these cells were not as sensitive as those of males
the male antenna was about tenfold more sensitive to Z8-12:Ac than to E8-12:Ac
whereas the female antenna had similar sensitivity to the two isomers
suggesting additional sex differences in pheromone detection
In order to uncover the cellular mechanisms behind sex differences in pheromone perception
we tested the response of male and female ORNs to the sex pheromone
plant volatiles and the male-produced hair-pencil pheromone
Hierarchical cluster analysis grouped ORNs in 5 neatly separated response classes
ORN responses agreed with the EAGs because in males most of the cells sampled were major-component sex pheromone specialists
and correspondingly the male EAG was about tenfold more sensitive to the major than to the minor pheromone component
female ORNs responded very weakly and unspecifically to sex pheromone
and thus EAG responses of female antennae to sex pheromone were very small and did not discriminate between the two sex pheromone isomers
molesta to sex pheromone is not due to a smaller number of male-equivalent PRN than in males
but to the summed response of many unspecific ORNs with weak pheromone responses
it is very likely that females experienced acute sensory adaptation and so their capacity to sense or discriminate sex pheromone was probably altered
so it is possible that autodetection experiments that use unnaturally high pheromone doses may stimulate non-pheromone neurons (like the unspecific neurons of G
This unspecific activation could falsely signal the brain the presence of non-pheromone odors which could then trigger behavioral responses that the sex pheromone at natural concentrations would never do
Careful chemical analyses and the use of GC coupled to SSR (GC-SSR) demonstrated that a minute (< 1%) content of plant volatiles in the moth pheromone sample was responsible of the unexpected response of D
This study shows that chemicals that are not detected by GC can be hugely magnified in the volatile sample
particularly if they are more volatile than the test stimulus they evaporate with
It also highlights the importance of using GC-SSR as perhaps the only way to stablish a true causal relationship between volatile stimulus and response
The impact of impurities in olfactory behavior studies is probably even greater than in electrophysiological studies due to the larger sensitivity of the former
molesta the practical absence of SSR responses of one sex to the sex pheromone of the opposite sex
and the high differences in the ED50´s of male and female EAGs suggests that the effect of the inevitable impurities of the samples is not too large
But a GC-SSR study would be required to confirm this point
This change in behavior is very reasonable evidence of pheromone autodetection
if conspecific and heterospecific calling females are not compared alongside then there is no definitive demonstration that females can discriminate their own sex pheromone from similar ones
and thus pheromone autodetection cannot be demonstrated
Using calling females requires that other sensory modalities (e.g.
Females could change their behavior even without detecting the pheromone if
they leave the area if males are not attracted to them
Further studies on the effect of sex pheromone on female behavior are wanted to establish the effect of mating disruption on females
even if this effect is not mediated by pheromone autodetection sensu stricto
Male and female pupae were placed in separate environmentally controlled chambers inside 1L polypropylene containers provided with 10% sucrose solution drinkers
Adults were collected every 2–3 days after hatching and used when 2–4 days old
antennae were dissected from live individuals and the scales were removed mechanically
The antennae were mounted on SEM stubs lined with conductive tape and dried at room temperature before gold sputter coating
The scale-free (ventral) area of 8 antennae and the scaled (dorsal) area of 5 antennae
Sensilla counts were made every 5th flagellomere
Total sensilla count per antennae was estimated by extrapolating these counts to the skipped flagellomeres
which covers one third of the perimeter of each flagellomere
was fully visible in all the samples but the scaled area
which covers the remaining of the flagellomere
was always partially obstructed from vision due to the cylindrical shape of the antenna
Using characteristic landmark structures that indicated the sagittal axis on the scaled area we could extrapolate sensilla counts from the visible section of the scaled area to the section hidden from view
Abundance and pattern of distribution of all types of sensilla are reported
The sex-pheromone components Z8-12:Ac (CAS 28079-04-1) and E8-12:Ac (CAS 40642-40-8) were provided by Pherobank (Wijk bij Duurstede
The Netherlands) with an initial purity of 99%
GC-MSD analysis revealed a Z:E isomer content of 100:0.301 in Z8-12:Ac and of 0.633:100 in E8-12:Ac
lot and filling numbers 1105301 and 13407214
and the plant odors (E)-β-farnesene (“FAR”
did not show significant contamination peaks by GC-MSD
Chemicals were loaded in 10-µl aliquots onto n-hexane pre-cleaned and folded over filter paper pieces (0.5 × 1 cm
they were introduced into 1-ml disposable plastic pipettes (73-mm long × 7-mm i.d
A 40-mm section of silicone plastic tubing (5-mm i.d
Sigma-Aldrich product number BR143358) was inserted into the larger opening of the pipette tip and the odor cartridges were stored in glass test tubes with PTFE-lined screw caps to be used within the day
A given cartridge was not used for more than 20 stimulations
Filter papers formulated with solvent (n-hexane) controlled for puffing effects in the EAG test
The test tubes that kept the stimulus cartridges were rinsed with acetone and heated at 250 °C overnight before being reused
A 0.5 l/min charcoal-filtered and humidified air flow blew continuously over the insect preparation through an 8-mm i.d
PTFE tube placed 15–20 mm from the preparation (air velocity at exit = 0.16 m/sec)
The tip of the odor cartridge bearing the filter paper was positioned 8 cm upwind from the insect and perpendicular to the direction of the continuous air flow
Charcoal-filtered room air was puffed at 0.2 l/m through the odor cartridge to the continuous flow tube for 200 ms
Time interval between puffs was at least 30 s
but longer if needed to let the spike activity return to pre-stimulation levels
A maximum of 10 cells were recorded per insect
and at least 5 min elapsed between recordings from two different cells
The air around the preparation was constantly exhausted to minimize contamination
Moths were immobilized with CO2 and held in an aluminum block
The protruding head was restrained with tape and the antennae either remained free (for EAG) or were fixed to double-sided tape using minute strips of smoking paper (for SSR)
Tungsten wire electrodes (0.125-mm diameter
England) were electrolytically sharpened with 10% KOH
Pulled glass-capillary electrodes were filled with physiological saline solution (1% NaCl in distilled water) and housed 0.5 mm diameter platinum wires
A glass electrode inserted through the mouthparts and connected to ground served as the reference electrode
For EAG the recording glass electrode contacted the cut tip of one antenna
the recording tungsten electrode was placed near the base of a randomly chosen sensillum trichodeum and pushed gently inward with the help of a manual micromanipulator (NMN-25
Japan) until action potentials were observed
Sensilla were randomly sampled along the antennae
including the scaled region after removing the scales with the help of a tungsten electrode
The signal from the recording electrode was pre-amplified (10 × gain)
further amplified and band-pass filtered at 0.1 to 3 kHz for SSR and 0.1–100 Hz for EAG (Model 300 AC/DC Differential Amplifier
21 male and 20 female antennae were tested and for SSR 6 Z-cells and 5 E-cells from 5 different males were tested
six stimuli were used for ORN classification: 102 ng (“low”) and 104 ng (“high”) doses of the pheromone components E8-12:Ac and Z8-12:Ac; 100 µg of the plant blend (1:1:1 of FAR:MS:TA)
Each contacted sensillum was stimulated with each of the six stimuli in random order (305 cells from 50 female antennae
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