Chitin in the peritrophic membrane of Acarus siro (Acari: Acaridae) as a target for novel acaricides

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1028-1033

  Sobotnik, Jan ^a   Kudlikova Krizkova, Iva ^b   Vancova, Marie ^c   Munzbergova, Zuzana ^d,e   Hubert, Jan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^e CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Calcofluor; Chitinase; Diflubenzuron; Mites; Peritrophic membrane

Indexed keywords

BENZENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; C.I. FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENING AGENT 28; CHITIN; CHITINASE; DIFLUBENZURON; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MITE;

ANIMALS; BENZENESULFONATES; CELL MEMBRANE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; DIFLUBENZURON; INSECTICIDES; MITES;

ACARI; ACARIDAE; ACARUS SIRO; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 46849091355     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1028:CITPMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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