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Chemoreception of adult stem-borers: tarsal and ovipositor sensilla on Chilo partellus and Eldana saccharina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

S. M. Waladde
S. M. Waladde
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

Preliminary electrophysiological tests on certain tarsal and ovipositor sensilla of stem-borers, Chilo partellus and Eldana saccharina, show that the sensilla are innervated by mechano- and contact chemoreceptor cells. Tarsal receptors are sensitive to sucrose, whereas the ovipositor sensilla are not and responses of the ovipositor mechanoreceptor units can be related to the oviposition behaviour of the moths.

Keywords

Stem-borerstarsal sensillaovipositor sensillasugar receptorsChilo partellusEldana saccharina
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Research Articles
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 4 , Special Issue 1-2: Crop-Borers and Emerging Strategies for their Control , June 1983 , pp. 159 - 165
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Copyright © ICIPE 1983

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