DEET is a registered pesticide with phago deterrent properties.

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DEET is a registered pesticide with phago deterrent properties.

Question

DEET is a registered pesticide with phago deterrent properties that is smeared on a person’s body. What type of sensilla and on what structural organ of the mosquito would be stimulated by exposure to this chemical?

A. mechanoreceptor; tarsi

B. chemoreceptor; ovipositor

C. thermoreceptor; abdominal tympanum

D. chemoreceptor; antenna

E. chemoreceptor; Johnson’s organ

F. IR receptor; Ceri

G. mechanoreceptor; cerci

H. thermoreceptor; mouthparts

I. chemoreceptor; mouthparts