3.4 Comparison susceptibility to host and sex pheromones
Compared with the WT, male and female were not significantly decreased to the apple and sex pheromone, respectively (Figure 4a and d). However, it significantly decreased to apple and sex pheromone for females and males, respectively (Figure 4b and c) in all knockout strain. The results showed that after GOBP1 and GOBP2 genes knockout, adults’ sensitivity to apple and sex pheromone are significantly decreased and the different sexes have different choices. Male moths are more sensitive to sex pheromone, while female adults are more sensitive to apple.