Disturbance of phosphatase and transaminase activities in grubs of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by certain insecticidal compounds

Abstract Background Serious damage of red palm weevil to date palm encourages its control by various measures. The present work was carried out to investigate the effects of some insecticides of different categories (Pyriproxyfen, Neemazal, and Spinetoram) on the activities of phosphatases (acid pho...

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Main Author: Khalid Sh. Hamadah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41936-019-0123-1