Stabilization of cucurbitacin E-glycoside, a feeding stimulant for diabroticite beetles, extracted from bitter Hawkesbury watermelon
Cucurbitacins are feeding stimulants for diabroticite beetles, including corn rootworms and cucumber beetles, which can be added to a bait containing an insecticide thereby reducing the levels of other insecticide treatments needed to control these pests. One of them, cucurbitacin E- glycoside, is w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2002-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Insect Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.insectscience.org/2.19/ |