Summary. An important question in insect-plant interactions is which of the numerous plant compounds contribute to the perception of
odour qualities in herbivorous insects and are likely to be used as cues in host-searching behaviour. In order to identify
which plant-produced volatiles the strawberry blossom weevil Anthonomus rubi detects, we have used electrophysiological recordings from single olfactory neurones linked to gas chromatography and mass
spectrometry. We here present 15 receptor neurone types specialised for naturally produced compounds present in the host and
nonhost plants and two types for two aggregation pheromone components. The active compounds were terpenoids, aromatic and
aliphatic esters, alcohols and aldehydes, some of which are induced by feeding activity of the weevils. The neurones were
characterised by a strong response to one or two primary odorants and weaker responses to a few others having similar chemical
structure. With one exception, the molecular receptive range of each neurone type was within one chemical group. Enantiomers
of linalool separated on a chiral column activated two neurone types with different enantioselectivity. Inhibition by linalool
of another neurone type, excited by α-pinene, indicated an additional mechanism for coding the information about this compound.
Altogether, detection of 54 compounds by olfactory receptor neurones is shown, of which 40 have been chemically identified
in this study. Thus A. rubi has the ability to detect a large number of odorants that may be used in host selection behaviour. 相似文献
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