B. K. Mitchell - Papers 1990 to present

Mitchell, B. K., Rolseth, B. M. and McCashin, B. G. 1990. Differential responses of galeal gustatory sensilla of the adult Colorado beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), to leaf saps from host and non-host plants. Physiol. Ent. 15: 61-72.

Mitchell, B. K., Smith, J. J. B., Albert, P. J. and Whitehead, A. T. 1990. Variance: a possible coding mechanism for gustatory sensilla on the labellum of the fleshfly Sarcophaga bullata. J. Exp. Biol. 150: 19-36.

Smith, J. J. B., Mitchell, B. K., Rolseth, B. M., Whitehead, A. T. and Albert, P. J. 1990. SAPID Tools: Micro-computer programs for analysis of multi-unit nerve recordings. Chem. Senses 15: 253-270.

Haley Sperling, J.L. and B.K. Mitchell 1991. Host recognition and the sense of taste in Leptinotarsa spp. A comparative study. J.Exp. Biol. 157: 439-459.

Albert, P.J., J.J.B. Smith, B.K. Mitchell and A.T. Whitehead. 1991 Differences in response patterns of labellar chemosensilla of the fleshfly, Sarcophaga bullata. Comp. Biochem. & Physiol. 100A: 681-687.

Mitchell, B.K. and Itagaki, H. 1992. Interneurons of the subesophageal ganglion of Sarcophaga bullata responding to gustatory and mechanosensory stimuli. J. Comp. Physiol. 171: 213-230.

Mitchell, B.K. and Soucie, M. 1993. Larviposition behavior of Sarcophaga bullata: description and exploration of the roles of olfaction and taste. J. Insect Behav. 6: 483- 496.

Mitchell, B.K. 1994. The Chemosensory basis of host-plant recognition in Chrysomelidae. In. Biology of Chrysomelidae II. eds. P. Jolivet, M.L. Cox and E. Petitpierre. Kluwer Academic Pub. Dortrecht .

Mitchell, B.K. and McCashin, B. 1994. Tasting green leaf volatiles by larvae and adults of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. J. Chem Ecol. 20: 753-769.

Mitchell, B.K. and Low, R. 1994. The structure of feeding behavior in the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata. J. Insect Behav. 7: 707-729

Mitchell, B.K. and Low, R. 1994. Comparison of feeding behavior of young and gravid Colorado potato beetles on potato foliage. J. Insect Behav. 7: 753-758.

Shields, V.D.C. and Mitchell, B.K. 1995. Sinigrin as a feeding deterrent in two polyphagous, crucifer feeding lepidoptera, and the effects of feeding stimulant mixtures on deterrency. Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. (B) 347: 439-446.

Shields, V.D.C. and Mitchell, B.K. 1995. Responses of maxillary styloconic receptors to stimulation by sinigrin, sucrose and inositol in two cruciferous-feeding polyphagous lepidopterous species. Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. (B) 347: 447-457.

Shields, V.D.C. and Mitchell, B.K. 1995. The effect of phagostimulant mixtures on deterrent receptors in two crucifer-feeding lepidopterous species. Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. 347: 459-464.

Mitchell, B.K., Justus, K.A. and Asaoka, K. 1995. Deterrency and the variable caterpillar: Trichoplusia ni and sinigrin. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 80: 27-31.

Justus, K.A. and Mitchell, B.K. 1996. Oviposition site selection by diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Journal of insect Behavior 9: 887-898.

Acheampong, S. and B.K. Mitchell 1996. Quiescence in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 82: 83-89.

Zhang, T. and B.K. Mitchell. 1997. Role of galeal sensilla in host recognition and feeding behaviour of the Colorado potato beetle. Physiol. Ent. 22: 297-301

Zhang, T. and B.K. Mitchell. 1997. Components of tomato leaf homogenate suppress responses from galeal chemoreceptors of the adult Colorado potato beetle. Physiol. Ent. 22: 291-296.

Justus, K.S. and B.K. Mitchell. 1999. Reproductive morphology, copulation and inter-populational variation in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). International J. of Insect. Morphol. & Embryol. (in press).

Mitchell, B.K., Itagaki, H., Rivet, M-P. 1999. Peripheral and central structures involved in insect gustation. Microscopy Research and Technique (in press).

Justus, K.A., Dosdall, L.M. and Mitchell, B.K. 2000. Oviposition by Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and the effects of phylloplane waxiness. J. Econ. Ent. (in press).

 

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