Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 614-624

  Hogervorst, Petra A M ^a   Ferry, Natalie ^b   Gatehouse, Angharad M R ^b   Wäckers, Felix L ^c   Romeis, Jörg ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Chrysoperla carnea; Coccinella septempunctata; Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; Non target effects; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN; SNOWDROP LECTIN;

APHID; BIRD; DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROSCOPY; PREDATOR; PROTEIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GALANTHUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT; LARVA; LONGEVITY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; BEETLES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GALANTHUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; LARVA; LONGEVITY; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LECTINS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; APHIDIDAE; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 33646869006     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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