Insecticidal activity of avidin and streptavidin against four species of pest Lepidoptera

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-66

  Markwick, N P ^a,b   Christeller, J T ^a,b   Dochterty, L C ^a,b   Lilley, C M ^a,b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avidin; Biotin binding protein; Insecticidal protein; Leaf rollers; Potato tuber moth larvae; Streptavidin

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIET; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; INSECT RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTAVIDIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

INSECTICIDE; MOTH; PEST SPECIES; PROTEIN;

CTENOPSEUSTIS OBLIQUANA; EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA; GELECHIIDAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHTHORIMAEA; PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA; PLANOTORTRIX OCTO; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TORTRICIDAE; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0035077362     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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