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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences F. Toxicology & Pest Control
EAJBS
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The widespread use of the insecticides for controlling the destructive
pest, red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), raises the question
about efficacy the chitin synthesis inhibitors (CSIs). Therefore, this study
aims to explore the tested CSIs acute toxicity on the field strain of red
palm weevil. Also, some biochemical changed in the 6th instar larvae after
treatment with tested LC50s were measured. The LC50 values of
chlorfluazuron, hexaflumuron, and lufenuron were determined at
454.01,1293.02 and 919.13 µg/ml, respectively for the 6th larval instar
exposed using the food dipping method. The lufenuron showed the lowest
significant reduction in total protein (7.29%) accompanied with activation
GST, ß-esterase, carboxylesterase, phenoloxidase, chitinase, and ɑ-
Esterase recorded 58.50, 58.54, 26.09, 22.56, 11.52 and 7.77% increasing
respectively. The chlorfluazuron showed mediated significant reduction in
total protein (23.54%) accompanied with activation GST, ß-esterase and
carboxylesterase and chitinase recorded 24.90, 23.94, 4.89 and 2.28 %
increasing respectively. The highest significant reduction in total protein
(45.96%) with hexaflumuron treatment accompanied with activation GST,
carboxylesterase and chitinase recorded 48.02, 38.86 and 25.22% increase
respectively
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