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Extensive studies have been carried out to identify plant proteins with insecticidal properties towards insects. The paper describes a test for screening toxicity and growth inhibition of five commercially available proteins such as: bromelain, honey bee venom, two lectins-wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), concanavalin A (Con A) and lysozyme in artificial diets on Sitobion avenae /F./. Grain aphid proved...
Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor from the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, (Aea-TMOF) inhibits juvenile hormone (JH) - stimulated egg chorionation and patency in the follicular epithelium cells of Heliothis virescens. Aea-TMOF exhibits highest inhibitory effect on oocytes or follicular epithelium cells when it is administered together with JH I rather than with JH III. These results indicate that Aea-TMOF...
Adipokinetic hormones (AKH) are synthesized in endocrine cells of the glandular corpora cardiaca, in the anterior part of the retrocerebral complex. AKH plays an important role in the metabolism of carbohydrates that fuel energydepleting activities such as flight and walking. To date, the primary sequences of eight isoforms from various beetle species have been elucidated. In this study, the glandular...
Some chromatographic methods (RP-HPLC) for analyses of different ionic liquids have been developed. The determination methods were suitable for the study of biodegradation of these substances.
Two examples illustrate the use of locusts as models for the study of brain disease and behaviour. First, immune challenge induces sickness behaviour in locusts: immune challenge with laminarin induces anorexia, paralleling phenomena seen in other animals including mammals. Laminarin-induced anorexia in locusts can be blocked by Mianserin, suggesting the involvement of serotonergic receptors. Second,...
The three-dimensional conformation of Aea-TMOF (Aedes aegypti Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor), a decapeptide (YDPAPPPPPP) isolated from mosquito ovaries that inhibits the translation of many trypsin-like serine proteases, e.g. in mosquitoes, flies and lepidopterans, was used as a model for the synthesis of 10 aromatic and aliphatic organic acid and ester analogues. The organic TMOF analogues were...
Plant protection products which are environment friendly, more selective and with a new mode of action are welcomed to be placed on the market and used. The reasons for the growing demand for new active substances are among others the withdrawals of the old ones due to new, more strict requirements and problems with resistance of harmful organisms against the existing active substances. The paper...
The aim of investigations was to evaluate the influence of herbicides and adjuvant application on residues in soil and plant material. Field experiments were carried out during 2003-2005 on arable field localized in South-West Poland. Herbicidal preparation to control weeds in sugar beet (containing phenmedipham, desmedipham and ethofumesate), was applied at recommended dose, reduced dose and at reduced...
Over the past several years my colleagues and I have been exploring ways of achieving moth mating disruption exceeding 95% efficacy even under high densities with limited insecticide inputs. The foundation for this work has been a series of studies examining the mechanisms underlying pheromone-based mating disruption in moth pests of pome fruit, stone fruit, walnuts, and citrus. Collectively, the...
The dorsal vessels of two Orthopteroid insects, the African migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, and the Vietnamese stick insect, Baculum extradentatum, were examined for their morphology. The dorsal vessels of both of these species consist of a tubular heart and an aorta that extends anteriorly into the head. Alary muscles, associated with the hearts, are anchored to the body wall with attachments...
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