Cellulase activity in the larval digestive tract of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) and Lasioderma serricorne F. are destructive pre-harvest and post-harvest pests of many plants in the family Solanaceae, and stored foodstuffs and non-food items, respectively. In this study, some biochemical characteristics of cellulase in the larval digestive tract...

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Main Authors: Seyede Minoo Sajjadian, Vahid Hosseininaveh, Mohammad Vatanparast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tarbiat Modares 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Crop Protection
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Online Access:http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-11847-en.html