Olfactory cues explain differential attraction of the striped rice stem borer to different varieties of rice plant

2015 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
pp. 376-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ghaninia ◽  
M. Amooghli Tabari
Keyword(s):  
Rice Plant ◽  
Stem Borer ◽  
Olfactory Cues ◽  
Rice Stem Borer ◽  
Differential Attraction

Electron microscope study of the effects of radiation on insect fertility

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-73
Author(s):  
Judy Ju-Hu Chiang ◽  
Robert Kuo-Cheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cells ◽  
Electron Microscope Study ◽  
Radiation Treatment ◽  
Light And Electron Microscopy ◽  
Stem Borer ◽  
Metabolic Energy ◽  
Rice Stem Borer ◽  
Effects Of Radiation

Germ cells from the rice stem borer Chilo suppresalis, were examined by light and electron microscopy. Damages to organelles within the germ cells were observed. The mitochondria, which provide the cell with metabolic energy, were seen to disintegrate within the germ cell. Lysosomes within the germ cell were also seen to disintegrate. The subsequent release of hydrolytic enzymesmay be responsible for the destruction of organelles within the germ cell. Insect spermatozoa were seen to lose the ability to move because of radiation treatment. Damage to the centrioles, one of which is in contact with the tail, may be involved in causing sperm immobility.

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