Acute and chronic insecticidal activity of a new mannose-binding lectin from Allium porrum against Acyrthosiphon pisum via an artificial diet

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-101

  Sadeghi, Amin ^a   Damme, Els J M Van ^a   Michiels, Katrien ^a   Kabera, Anita ^a   Smagghe, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOASSAY; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ALLIUM PORRUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; APHIDIDAE; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 77049118128     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N08-060     Document Type: Article

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