OLFACTOMETER FOR ASSAY OF BEHAVIORAL CHEMICALS FOR THE SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE, Dendroctonus frontalis (COLEOPTERA SCOLYTIDAE)

被引:15
作者
Payne, T. L. [1 ]
Hart, E. R. [1 ]
Edson, L. J. [1 ]
McCarty, F. A. [1 ]
Billings, P. M. [1 ]
Coster, J. E. [2 ]
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Entomol, Texas Agr Expt Stn, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Stephen F Austin State Univ, Sch Forestry, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 USA
关键词
olfactometer; assay; aggregation pheromones; Dendroctonus; Scolytidae; bark beetles;
D O I
10.1007/BF00988806
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A simple open-arena olfactometer to assay behavioral chemicals with pedestrian insects has been developed for the southern pine beetle. The olfactometer is constructed of Plexiglas and uses a single airstream. A feature of the olfactometer is the use of a clock-driven elution device that permits continuous release of liquid materials into the olfactometer airstream.
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页码:411 / 419
页数:9
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