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Oviposition Behavior of Insects Influenced by Chemoreceptors

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Olfaction and Taste XI

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The choice of the ovipositing site by the female is very important for the survival of a species because most insect larvae have a very limited capability to locate alternative host plants. Several investigations have shown that the progeny develops best on host plants chosen by their mother insect (reviewed by [1]). Visual and mechanical properties can influence the oviposition behavior, but chemicals of the environment seem in almost all insects to be of paramount importance. Since nutritional and allelochemical compounds determine successful development, it is not surprising that chemoreceptors play a crucial role during oviposition.

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  1. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, N-13 W-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Kenzo Kurihara D.S. (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Animal Behavior and Intelligence, Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, N-10 W-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060, Japan

    Noriyo Suzuki D.S. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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    Hisashi Ogawa M.D., D.M.S. (Professor) (Professor)

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Städler, E. (1994). Oviposition Behavior of Insects Influenced by Chemoreceptors. In: Kurihara, K., Suzuki, N., Ogawa, H. (eds) Olfaction and Taste XI. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68355-1_335

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