Monday, 18 November 2002
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This presentation is part of : Student Competition Display Presentations, Section B. Physiology, Biochemistry, Toxicology, and Molecular Biology

Sublethal effect of ecdysone agonists on vitellogenesis of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella) and its molecular mechanism

Xiaoping Sun, Qisheng Song, and Bruce A. Barrett. University of Missouri, Department of Entomology, 1-87 Agriculture Building, Columbia, MO

The codling moth Cydia pomonella is an important apple pest. Previous studies have shown that ecdysone agonists tebufenozide and methoxyfenozide significantly reduced the fecundity of C. pomenella when the moths were exposed to the surface treated with field application rate. In this study, the biochemical and molecular mechanisms affecting the reproduction were investigated. The results revealed that the ecdysone agonists affected the expression of EcR/USP and specific set of proteins in both male and female reproductive systems, resulting in the interference with vitellogenesis.

Species 1: lepidoptera Tortricidae Cydia pomonella (codling moth)
Keywords: Ecdysone receptor, tebufenozide

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