<p class="jove_content">A method to rapidly screen host plant volatiles by measurement of the electrophysiological response of adult navel orangeworm (<em>Amyelois transitella</em>) antennae to single components and blends via electroantennographic analysis is demonstrated.</p>

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Electroantennographic Bioassay as a Screening Tool for Host Plant Volatiles

Plant volatiles play an important role in plant-insect interactions. Herbivorous insects use plant volatiles, known as kairomones, to locate their host ...

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