Receptor cell responses in the anterior tarsi of Phytoseiulus persimilis to volatile kairomone components.

M. de Bruyne; M. Dicke; W.F. Tjallingii

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Receptor cell responses in the anterior tarsi of Phytoseiulus persimilis to volatile kairomone components.

M. de Bruyne, M. Dicke, W.F. Tjallingii

Laboratory of Entomology

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Abstract

Electrophysiological recordings were made of chemoreceptors on the tarsi of the first legs of the predatory mitePhytoseiulus persimilis A.-H. The high electrical resistance of the tissue (30–170 GΩ) necessitated electrode insertion very close to chemoreceptor cells to obtain spikes of detectable amplitude. Responses were obtained to two of the four known components of a volatile kairomone that is used in distant prey location. This first electrophysiological investigation of chemoreception in phytoseiid mites proves the chemoreceptive function of the tarsal receptors. However, due to extreme technical difficulties the results were too incomplete to allow comparison with investigations on the behavioral response towards the chemicals tested.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-58
Journal	Experimental and Applied Acarology
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01268939
Publication status	Published - 1991

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Receptor cell responses in the anterior tarsi of Phytoseiulus persimilis to volatile kairomone components.

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