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Assays for Insect Feeding

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Insect-Plant Interactions

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Abstract

The vital role of plant chemicals in herbivorous insect host choice has long been recognized. Indeed, much of the research on plant-insect interactions has centered on the identification of chemicals important in insect feeding. This chapter summarizes methods of testing nonvolatile chemicals that either elicit or inhibit feeding.

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Lewis, A.C., van Emden, H.F. (1986). Assays for Insect Feeding. In: Miller, J.R., Miller, T.A. (eds) Insect-Plant Interactions. Springer Series in Experimental Entomology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4910-8_4

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