The lepidopteran Spodoptera litura is an insect pest of scientific and economic importance.
This insect pest is polyphagous pest of major crops like tobacco, cotton, rice and tomato. The …

The present study, discuss the role of antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase to
overcome free radicals produced under the influence of various stressors. A 24 hours …

< p>< italic> Ophraella< italic> communa LeSage is an effective biological control agent of
common ragweed,< italic> Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., which competes with crops and …

In this study, we investigated thermotolerance, several physiological responses and damage
to reproductive cells in chlorpyrifos-resistant (Rc) and-susceptible (Sm) strains of the …

The effect of irradiating male Helicoverpa armigera with a substerilizing dose (100 Gy) of
gamma radiation on the growth, development and reproduction of subsequent generations …

BACKGROUND: This study focused on determining the minimal effective gamma radiation
dose that prevents commodity damage caused by the Indian meal moth Plodia …

In insects, the activity of phenoloxidase increases near the site of injury where it not only
helps in wound healing but also prevents infection. The present study discusses the …

Female pharate adults of the corn earworm (CEW), Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner),
irradiated with Cobalt-60 gamma ray doses [0 Gray (Gy), 100 Gy, 200 Gy, and 400 Gy] …

Purpose: The impact of gamma radiation on the reproductive biology of the spotted pod
borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabr.)(Lepidoptera: Crambidae) was ascertained to explore the …

the present study dealt with the effects of exposure of full-grown pupa of the cotton leaf
worm, spodoptera littoralis (Boise) to different high temperatures and/or substerilizing doss …