Applied Entomology and Zoology (2005) 40, 173-175

Kiyoshi Nakamuta, Rob W.H.M. van Tol and J. Hans Visser (2005)
An olfactometer for analyzing olfactory responses of death-feigning insects
Applied Entomology and Zoology 40 (1), 173-175
Abstract: The present paper describes a novel Y-track olfactometer for the analyses of olfactory responses of insects which are easily disturbed and then feign to be dead. The olfactometer has been demonstrated to be useful for the analyses of olfactory responses of the vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus F.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Otiorhynchus sulcatus		Netherlands