Insect Chemical Detection

Abstract

Thorpe (1939) found that fruitflies (Drosophila melanogaster) reared on a medium containing peppermint oil would show a preference for this substance as adults, whereas normally-reared flies avoid peppermint oil. The practical applicability of this phenomenon for narcotic detection was tested by rearing Drosophila on a medium containing either marijuana or heroin. When released in a 6 ft. x 1 ft. x 1 ft. screened chamber designed to approximate an open room, flies reared on narcotics showed no tendency to approach them.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0772965

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Frumkin
  • Kenneth Zych

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cannabis
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Chemical Detection
  • Chemical Detectors
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diptera
  • Drosophila
  • Environment
  • Insects
  • Land Warfare
  • Maryland
  • Masonite
  • Materials
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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