Ecdysone agonists: Mechanism and importance in controlling insect pests of agriculture and forestry

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 187-199

  Retnakaran, Arthur ^a   Krell, Peter ^b   Feng, Qili ^a   Arif, Basil ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

20 hydroxyecdysone; ABC transporter; Benzoyl hydrazine; Ecdysone analogs; Molting; RH 5992; Spruce budworm; Tebufenozide

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ECDYSONE; ECDYSTERONE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; TEBUFENOZIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FORESTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOLTING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CELL LINE; ECDYSONE; ECDYSTERONE; FORESTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDRAZINES; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLTING; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE;

ALIA; APOLYSIS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA;

EID: 2342541835     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.10116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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