Using microelectrodes, the researchers recorded the electrical
activity of pheromone - sensitive interneurons in male American cockroaches that relay signals of female - producing sex pheromones in the antennal lobe (functional homolog to the mammalian olfactory bulb) to higher - order centers.
Not exact matches
In addition, the team found that some
of the beetle species that used the same
pheromone stayed true to their species by segregating their mating
activity by season
of the year.
They used bat detectors and insect
pheromone traps to monitor nightly bat
activity, as well as the abundance
of the corn earworm moth — a tasty treat for bats and also one
of the world's most destructive crop pests.