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cje ›› 2001, Vol. ›› Issue (2): 66-69.

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Chemical Sensory Mechanisms of Insects

Lou Yonggen, Cheng Jiaan   

  1. Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029
  • Received:2000-01-25 Revised:2000-03-20 Online:2001-04-10

Abstract: Insects possess two kinds of chemical sensory organ,olfactory organ and gustatory organ,by which they can perceive chemical cues in the circumstance and subsequently make a series of corresponding behavioral responses.From perceiving chemical cues to making behavioral responses,it involves in information coding,proceeding and integration to chemical cues at various level in insect nerve system.New pest control methods will be developed with the elucidation of insect chemical sensory mechanisms.

Key words: source area of urban heat island, sink area of urban heat island, source and sink index of heat island, land surface temperature.

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