The subapical labial sensory organ of spotted lanternfly .

Deciphering how spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive polyphagous planthopper in North America, engages with its environment is a pressing issue with fundamental biological significance and economic importance. This interaction primarily depends on olfaction. However, the cellular basis of olfaction in SLF remains elusive.

Base Recording: A Technique for Analyzing Responses of Taste Neurons in Drosophila.

Insects taste the external world through taste hairs, or sensilla, that have pores at their tips. When a sensillum comes into contact with a potential food source, compounds from the food source enter through the pore and activate neurons within. For over 50 years, these responses have been recorded using a technique called tip recording.

Diverse mechanisms of taste coding in .

Taste systems encode chemical cues that drive vital behaviors. We have elucidated noncanonical features of taste coding using an unconventional kind of electrophysiological analysis. We find that taste neurons of are much more sensitive than previously thought.

Hany K.M. Dweck.

Interview with Hany Dweck, who works on Drosophila chemoreception at Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.