Because of their impact on human and veterinary health, there is considerable interest in understanding how Culicoides use olfactory cues in host location. The adequate chemical stimulus for sensilla located on the maxillary palps was determined for several species of female Culicoides. Electrophysiological studies identified and characterized the sensory neurons on Culicoides maxillary palps that responded to stimulation with low concentrations of CO2. The concentration response function in different background concentrations of CO2 was established for C. furens (Poey), C. stellifer (Coquillet) and C. mississippiensis Hoffman. Comparisons were made to previously studied CO2-sensitive neurons in mosquitoes. Understanding what sensory signals the host releases and how they are detected may lead to the development of strategies aimed at controlling these insects.
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1 May 2003
Electrophysiological Responses from Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to Stimulation with Carbon Dioxide
Alan J. Grant,
Daniel L. Kline
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attractants
carbon dioxide
Culicoides furens
electrophysiology
olfaction