Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1969) 12, 423-440

P.T. Haskell and M. Schoonhoven (1969)
The function of certain mouth part receptors in relation to feeding in Schistocerca gregaria and Locusta migratoria
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 12 (4), 423-440
Abstract: Peg-receptors located on the segments and dome of the maxillary and labial palps and certain sunken receptors on the inner face of the clypeo-labrum of the experimental species were investigated by electro-physiological techniques. All the receptors tested responded to some modality of chemical stimulation and in addition the receptors on the palps contained a mechanoreceptor sense cell.
Responses were obtained from various receptors to stimulation by sucrose, sodium chloride, extracts of grass, extracts of neem seed, acetic and oxalic acids and quinine hydrochloride; the paper describes these findings and discusses how they may relate to the feeding behaviour of the experimental species.
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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.
	Schistocerca gregaria
	Locusta migratoria