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The extraordinary sensing abilities of insects have been well-known for man
y years. The use of their sensitive organs;in biosensors is of great intere
st. This article describes both the signal-generating process inside the se
nsing organs and how to measure these signals in terms of technical sensing
principles. Especially, EAG techniques and a novel BioFET (coupling betwee
n an insect antenna and a field-effect transistor) set-up are covered in de
tail. Possible applications of biosensors based on intact chemoreceptors ar
e given and possible future developments in this area are discussed.