Carboxylamidase Activity in the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Other Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, and Dictyoptera

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1521-1527

  Yu, Simon J ^a   Valles, Steven M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboxylamidase; Cockroaches; Fall armyworm

Indexed keywords

BLABERIDAE; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLIDAE; BLATTIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 0006438644     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.6.1521     Document Type: Article

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