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JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH
Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages 290-294Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2008.03.003
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Plodia interpunctella; azadirachtin; development; energy reserves; alpha-amylase
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The effects of azadirachtin on the fourth instar larvae of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera) were investigated. When incorporated into the diet at 2 and 4 ppm, azadirachtin provoked larval weight loss, developmental delay and high larval and pupal mortality. Spectrophotometric assays showed that azadirachtin caused a severe reduction in protein, glycogen and lipid contents 7 days after the beginning of the treatment. In addition, alpha-amylase activity was reduced in larvaefed azadirachtin. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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