Snowdrop lectin (GNA) has no acute toxic effects on a beneficial insect predator, the 2-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata L.)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-391

  Down, Rachel E ^a   Ford, Louise ^a   Woodhouse, Stephen D ^a   Raemaekers, Romaan J M ^a   Leitch, Beulah ^a   Gatehouse, John A ^a   Gatehouse, Angharad M R ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop protection; Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA); Ladybird larvae; Lectin binding; Tritrophic level

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; GALANTHUS NIVALIS AGGLUTININ; LECTIN; SNOWDROP LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRUSH BORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; INSECT; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; MYZUS PERSICAE;

EID: 0034104381     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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