EAG and GC-EAD techniques
Author of the article:HUANG Cui-Hong1 LI Jing-Jing2 ZHOU Lin2 YAN Feng-Ming2**
Author's Workplace：1. Shunde Polytechnic College, Guangdong 528333, China; 2. College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University,Zhengzhou 450002, China
Key Words： electroantennography, EAG, gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection, GC-EAD, principle,operation procedure
Abstract： Electroantennography (EAG) and gas chromatography-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD), two of the most important techniques in insect chemical ecology, play key roles in the study of insect chemoreception mechanisms, the screening of bioactive components of insect pheromones or plant allelochemicals, and so on. This paper describes technical principles, detailed operational procedures and examples of EAG and GC-EAD techniques, and discusses some key points in the application of these two techniques.