Title
Effect of an ecdysone agonist, RH 5849, on wandering behaviour in Spodoptera littoralis
Abstract
Wandering behaviour of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera littoralis has been examined using a video-digitizing computer system. Ecdysteroid titers prior to and during wandering have been determined using an enzyme immunoassay. RH 5849, an agonist of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) applied at various times before wandering to last instar larvae of S. littoralis caused a delay in the onset of wandering, varying from 0.5 to 4.5 hr. This delay was dose dependent. We suggest that wandering in S. littoralis may be induced by a decrease in ecdysteroid titers.
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/0742-8413(95)02064-0
Keywords
20E, ecdysteroids, enzyme immunoassay, gated development, OXALIS, RH 5849, Spodoptera littoralis, wandering behaviour
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Recommended Citation
Pszczółkowski, Maciej A., and Barbara Kuszczak. "Effect of an ecdysone agonist, RH-5849, on wandering behaviour in Spodoptera littoralis." Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology 113, no. 3 (1996): 359-367.
Journal Title
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology
