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Taste cell responses of stem-borer larvae Chilo partellus (Swinhoe), Eldana saccharina Wlk. and Maruca testulalis (Geyer) to plant substances

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

C. J. Den Otter  and
H. M. Kahoro
C. J. Den Otter
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
H. M. Kahoro
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

Eleetrophysiological recordings from taste sensilla of larvae of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe), Eldana saccharina Wlk. and Maruca testulalis (Geyer) during stimulation with various plant substances revealed that in the medial and lateral maxillary sensilla styloconica of each of these three species a NaCl, water and sucrose sensitive cell is present. In the medial styloconic sensilla of C. partellus, an additional chlorogenic acid sensitive cell occurs. Chilo partellus and E. saccharina appeared to be more sensitive to sucrose than M. testulalis. In all three species, the lateral sensilla styloconica are more responsive to sucrose and less responsive to NaCl than the medial ones.

Keywords

Electrophysiologytastestem-borer larvae
Type
Research Articles
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 4 , Special Issue 1-2: Crop-Borers and Emerging Strategies for their Control , June 1983 , pp. 153 - 157
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1983

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