Sohail Ahmed
Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Richard wilkins
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
David Mantle
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
ABSTRACT
In order to elucidate the advantages of elevated protease activities in an insecticide-resistant strain of Musca domestica, changes in protease activities following insecticide treatments were noted in an insecticide-resistant strain along with the susceptible strain. The two strains behaved differently upon treatment with chemically diversified groups of insecticides viz., DDT, permethrin and dieldrin at respective, LD50 level. The magnitude of increase in protease activities was larger in 17bb, a DDT resistant strain, when compared with cooper, a susceptible strain. The effect of insecticides on the activity level of proteases following insecticide treatment is discussed.
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Sohail Ahmed, Richard wilkins and David Mantle, 2002. Comparative Effect of Various Insecticides on Intracellular Proteases in an Insecticide-resistant and Susceptible Strains of Musca domestica L. Journal of Biological Sciences, 2: 183-185.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.183.185
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2002.183.185
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.183.185
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2002.183.185
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