Methanol metabolism in the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Guo ◽  
Xiang-Yong Zeng ◽  
Deng-Yuan Wang ◽  
Guo-Qing Li
Keyword(s):  
Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽  
Methanol Metabolism ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Asian Corn Borer ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

Tissue Distribution and Purification of Prophenoloxidase in Larvae of Asian Corn Borer, Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

2004 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 360-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cong-Jing Feng ◽  
Wen-Jun Fu
Keyword(s):  
Relative Molecular Mass ◽  
Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽  
Immunofluorescence Test ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Indirect Immunofluorescence Test ◽  
Ammonium Sulphate Precipitation ◽  
Asian Corn Borer ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Blue Sepharose

Abstract Using ammonium sulphate precipitation, Blue-Sepharose CL-6B, Phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B, prophenoloxidase (PPO) was isolated and purified from hemolymph of Ostrinia furnacalis larvae. This zymogen was a heterodimer, and composed of two subunits with the relative molecular mass ranging from 66.2 kD to 97.4 kD determined by SDS-PAGE. Western blotting and indirect immunofluorescence test showed that PPO was present in integument, hemolymph plasma and cell membrane of granular hemocytes and oenocytoids of O. furnacalis larvae.

Sex pheromone components from asian corn borer,Ostrinia furnacalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Taiwan

1989 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 497-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheau Farn Yeh ◽  
Kung Chi Lee ◽  
Kun-Ten Chang ◽  
Fu-Cheng Yen ◽  
Jenn-Sheng Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Sex Pheromone ◽  
Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Sex Pheromone Components ◽  
Asian Corn Borer ◽  
Pheromone Components ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

scholarly journals Bioaccumulation of Cadmium Affects Development, Mating Behavior, and Fecundity in the Asian Corn Borer, Ostrinia furnacalis

Insects ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Luo ◽  
Hong-Mei Cao ◽  
Ying-Ying Fan ◽  
Xiao-Cao Zhou ◽  
Jun-Xian Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Early Life Stage ◽  
Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Asian Corn Borer ◽  
Multiple Routes ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Living Organisms

Heavy metal pollution is becoming an increasingly serious problem in agricultural ecosystems. Heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) accumulate in the food chain and may lead to detrimental effects on the physiological functions of living organisms, including herbivorous insects. One such example is the Asian Corn Borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). However, how Cd can affect the development and reproduction of O. furnacalis is largely unknown. In this study, we exposed larvae of O. furnacalis to a diet containing Cd and investigated the effects of Cd on the development, mating behavior, and fecundity of the insect. We showed that Cd accumulates in the larvae and inhibits development by extending larval and pupal duration and decreasing the survival rate. The excretion of Cd through multiple routes during the larval and pupal stages resulted in low levels of residual Cd in the adult insects, which were not fed with Cd. However, the mating behavior and fecundity of these insects were significantly affected, compared to control insects. This suggests that the bioaccumulation of heavy metals such as Cd has long lasting and detrimental effects on O. furnacalis over the entire life cycle, affecting fecundity, even when specimens are only exposed at an early life stage.

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