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Electroantennograms (EAGs) were recorded from male and female black turpentine beetles,Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), exposed to bark beetle pheromones and host terpenes. The dose-response curves indicated similarities in the receptor mechanisms for both sexes for each compound. Antennal sensitivity was greatest toendo-brevicomin, which correlates with the importance of the compound in the behavior of the beetles. At above-threshold concentrations, EAGs were greatest toendo-brevicomin and frontalin, suggesting a large population of antennal receptors for these compounds. A large population of receptors would be expected for compounds that play such a significant role in this beetle's behavior. Beetles were also shown to have receptors that respond to theIps pheromones, ipsenol, and ipsdienol.
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Research done in part while in the Department of Entomology, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES), Texas A&M University, and supported in part through McIntire-Stennis project 1525, USDA-CR Grant 85-CRCR-1-1856, and NATO Collaborative Research Grant 86-0710. All programs of the Agricultural Experiment Station are available without regard to race, ethnic origin, sex, or age. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of race, sex, handicap, age, veteran status, national origin, religion or political affiliation.
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Delorme, J.D., Payne, T.L. Antennal olfactory responses of black turpentine beetle,Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), to bark beetle pheromones and host terpenes. J Chem Ecol 16, 1321–1329 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01021029
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