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Suppression of pupal esterase activity inAedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) by an insect growth regulator

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Changes in non-specific esterases ofAedes aegypti were noted during pupal development. One esterase band was found to increase markedly within 3 h of pupation and this increase in activity was suppressed by prior treatment of larvae with an insect growth regulator ZR 515. It is suggested that the esterase activity may help to reduce endogenous levels of juvenile hormone during metamorphosis and that the growth regulator may prevent this normal regulation.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    R. G. H. Downer, M. Wiegand & S. M. Smith

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  1. R. G. H. Downer
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Acknowledgments. The authors thank the Zoecon Corporation, Palo Alto, California for donating a sample of ZR 515. This work was supported by a grant from the Defence Research Board of Canada to RGHD and SMS.

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Downer, R.G.H., Wiegand, M. & Smith, S.M. Suppression of pupal esterase activity inAedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) by an insect growth regulator. Experientia 31, 1239–1240 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326814

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