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INVERTEBRATE REPRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
卷 62, 期 1, 页码 27-34出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2017.1384407
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Insecta; benzoylureas; toxicity; biology; ovarian maturation
The black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon, is an insect pest with great agricultural importance worldwide. In Egypt, it has acquired resistance against most of the conventional pesticides, particularly organophosphate insecticides, applied against it. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of two benzoylureas (chitin synthesis inhibitors) namely chlorfluazuron and flufenoxuron on some developmental and reproductive parameters of Agrotis ipsilon that survived treatment of newly molted fourth instars with the LC50 of these compounds (1.00 and 4.68 mg/L, respectively) using leaf-dip method. These two compounds significantly enhanced the mean larval and pupal durations, whereas they significantly declined the mean percentage pupation, adult emergence, pupal weight, adult longevity, fecundity, and fertility compared to untreated insects. The mean pre-oviposition period was not significantly affected, whereas the mean oviposition period was significantly decreased. Both chlorfluazuron and flufenoxuron significantly decreased the mean total protein, carbohydrate, and lipid content in the ovaries compared to untreated insects, except for insignificant decrease in the total protein in flufenoxuron-treated ones. Additionally, the total ovariolar length was significantly atrophied. In conclusion, chlorfluazuron and flufenoxuron interfere with vitellogenesis of A. ipsilon. Moreover, they could suppress the population size of this insect species by affecting its development and reproductive potential.
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