Cholesterol oxidase interference on the emergence and viability of cotton boll weevil larvae

The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of the enzyme cholesterol oxidase (Coase) on emergence and viability of larvae of the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman, 1843). A series of bioassays was performed with eggs and neonate larvae exposed to different enzyme concentrations...

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Main Authors: Santos Roseane Cavalcanti, Monnerat Rose Gomes, Sá Maria de Fátima Grossi de, Cordeiro Célia Maria Torres, Gomes Ana Cristina, Gander Eugen Silvano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2002-01-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2002001100002