Antioxidant Responses of Ragweed Leaf Beetle Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Exposed to Thermal Stress

Antioxidant Responses of Ragweed Leaf Beetle Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Exposed to Thermal Stress

Ophraellacommuna LeSage is an effective biological control agent of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., which competes with crops and causes allergic rhinitis and asthma. However, thermal stress negatively affects the developmental fitness and body size of this beetle. High temperatures caus...

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Main Authors: Hongsong Chen, Ghulam Sarwar Solangi, Jianying Guo, Fanghao Wan, Zhongshi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Ophraella communa
thermal stress
total protein
antioxidant enzymes activity
biological control
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00808/full

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