First-instar western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: chrysomelidae) response to carbon dioxide

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Environ. Entomol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/15.4.839· OSTI ID:5117724

Strnad, S P; Bergman, M K; Fulton, W C

Responses of first-instar western corn rootworm to CO/sub 2/ and N/sub 2/ gas gradients were studied in a laboratory test arena. Number of larvae reaching the gas source, number of turns toward and away from the gas source, larval velocity, and number of turns per cm traveled were recorded. Larvae exhibited a positive chemotactic response to CO/sub 2/ but not N/sub 2/ or air. There was no indication that a kinesis of any type was involved because velocities and turning rates were not significantly different among treatments. Results indicate that newly hatched larve may use CO/sub 2/ to locate corn roots.

• Research Organization: Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
• OSTI ID: 5117724
• Journal Information: Environ. Entomol.; (United States), Vol. 15:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CARBON DIOXIDE
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
MAIZE
ROOTS
NITROGEN
NEMATODES
ASCHELMINTHES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CEREALS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELEMENTS
GRASS
HELMINTHS
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
560304* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Invertebrates- (-1987)