Potential improvement of Lymantria dispar L. management by quercetin
Lymantria dispar, a polyphagous insect pest, copes with a wide variety of host-specific allelochemicals. Glutathione S-transferases (GST) are important for catalyzing detoxification in L. dispar. Larval mortality, GST activity in midgut tissue and mass of L. dispar with different trophic ad...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Archives of Biological Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2014/0354-46641403125M.pdf |
| Summary: | Lymantria dispar, a polyphagous insect pest, copes with a wide variety of
host-specific allelochemicals. Glutathione S-transferases (GST) are important
for catalyzing detoxification in L. dispar. Larval mortality, GST activity in
midgut tissue and mass of L. dispar with different trophic adaptations
(originating from two forests with a suitable host, Quercus robur, and an
unsuitable host, Robinia pseudoacacia), differed after feeding on quercetin
supplemented diets (2% or 5% w/w). Quercetin inhibited GST most potently in
oak forest larvae that were less adapted to flavonoids in their diet. The
larvicidal effect of quercetin on L. dispar larvae depended on the host-use
history. We believe this is important in strategies for sustainable control
of insect pests. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 173027] |
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| ISSN: | 0354-4664 1821-4339 |