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PHYSIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS OF N-SATURATED AND UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND THEIR ESTERS WITH PRE-IMAGINAL STAGES OF AEDES AEGYPTI (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M. Sayeed Quraishi
M. Sayeed Quraishi
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, North Dakota State University, Fargo
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Abstract

Physiological interactions of n-saturated fatty acids, trans-2-unsaturated fatty acids and their methyl and ethyl esters with pre-imaginal stages of Aedes aegypti (L.) have been described. Differences in the response of the larvae and pupae to the same chemical and also the specific interactions of some chemicals synchronized with a short period during the development of a single stage have been emphasized. Investigations of a homologous series of fatty acids and their derivatives indicate that earlier statements to the effect that their toxicity increases as the series is ascended, and that maximum toxicity is reached in the vicinity of capric and lauric acids, should not be accepted without modifications.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 10 , October 1972 , pp. 1499 - 1503
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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