Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Putton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae), digestive α-amylase, α-glucosidase and β-glucosidase

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-83

  Mehrabadi, Mohammad ^a   Bandani, Ali R ^a   Saadati, Fatemeh ^a   Ravan, Sultan ^a  

^a School of Plant Protection and Horticultural Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

and glucosidase; Amylase; Eurygaster integriceps; Gut

Indexed keywords

EURYGASTER INTEGRICEPS; HEMIPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 63649156360     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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