Comparison of Morphological Characteristics of Antennae and Antennal Sensilla among Four Species of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Bumblebees, as pollinators, play an important role in maintaining natural and agricultural ecosystems. Antennae with sensilla of bumblebees as social insects have essential effects in foraging, nest searching, courting, and mating, and are different in ...
Zhi-Min Chang
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Morphological characterization and sexual dimorphism of the antennal sensilla in Bactericera gobica Loginova (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)—a scanning and transmission electron microscopic study [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Bactericera gobica is the major pest of Goji berry plants and causes severe damage. Psyllids mainly use the antennal sensilla to recognize olfactory cues necessary to find host plants and mates.
Yang Ge +10 more
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Antennal Sensilla Diversity in Some North American Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) [PDF]
InsectsThe use of acoustic communication and the relatively small antennae possessed by cicadas has led to the suggestion that antennal functions, specifically olfaction, are poorly developed in cicadas.
Allen F. Sanborn
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Morphology of the Antennal Sensilla of the Nymphal Instars and Adults in Notobitus meleagris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2023 The bamboo bug Notobitus meleagris (Fabricius, 1787) is a serious pest of bamboo shoots in China, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Singapore. The antennae of the nymphal instars and adults of N.meleagris are involved in communication among individuals and ...
Wenli Zhu +6 more
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Morphology of the Antennal Sensilla of Notonectoidea and Comparison of Evolutionary Changes in Sensilla Types and Distribution in Infraorder Nepomorpha (Insecta: Heteroptera) [PDF]
Insects, 2021 This article introduces the results of a study of three families of Nepomorpha and is the last part of a series of studies that sums up our work on the morphologies of the antennal sensory structures in this taxon.
Agnieszka Nowińska, Jolanta Brożek
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Mapping Antennal Sensilla of Boxelder Bugs (Boisea trivittata) as the First Step in Understanding Overwintering Aggregation Behavior [PDF]
InsectsUnderstanding the overwintering behavior of boxelder bugs (Boisea trivittata) is critical for preventing initial aggregation and secondary movement inside structures.
Anika Sharma, Stephen A. Kells
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Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa Medicago sativa [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Thrips are important pests to alfalfa Medicago sativa. Similar as many other plant-feeding insects, thrips rely on the antennae to receive chemical signals in the environment to locate their hosts.
Yan-Qi Liu, Jin Li, Li-Ping Ban
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Morphological characterization of antennae and antennal sensilla of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) nymphs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Diaphorina citri Kuwayama is the most economically important citrus pest which is the primary vector of Candidatus Liberibacter spp. causing citrus greening (huanglongbing, HLB) disease.
Lixia Zheng +4 more
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Characterisation of Antennal Sensilla and Electroantennography Responses of the Dung Beetles Bubas bison, Onitis aygulus and Geotrupes spiniger (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) to Dung Volatile Organic Compounds [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Locating sporadically distributed food resources and mate finding are strongly aided by volatile cues for most insects, including dung beetles. However, there is limited information on the olfactory ecology of dung beetles.
Nisansala N. Perera +7 more
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Antennal Sensilla Morphology and Flagellomere Addition in Nymphs and Adults of Hierodula patellifera Serville, 1839 (Mantodea: Mantidae) [PDF]
InsectsHierodula patellifera Serville is a predatory insect widely distributed in Asia. To better understand the morphology of the antennae of mantids, the antennal morphology, structure, and distribution of sensilla in nymphs and adults of H.
Huan Wang +4 more
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