5.!. Trypsins 5.2. Chymotrypsins 5.3. Cysteine proteinases 5.4. Aspartic proteinases 5.5.
Miscellaneous proteinases 5.6. Aminopeptidases 5.7. Carboxypeptidases 5.8. Dipeptidases …

This review described the physiological and biochemical effects of various secondary
metabolites from Meliaceae against major Lepidopteran insect pest including, Noctuidae …

The peritrophic matrix (PM) is a chitin and glycoprotein layer that lines the invertebrate
midgut. Although structurally different, it is functionally similar to the mucous secretions of the …

There is aa fluid (peritrophic gel) or membranous (peritrophic membrane, PM) film
surrounding the food bolus in most insects. The PM is composed of chitin and proteins, of …

This paper reviews the more significant data on the spatial organization of digestion in the
major insect orders. The data are then used to discuss the physiological role of the …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents recent progress in the study of the midgut,
particularly with reference to ion and water transport. However, the midgut does not function …

Este livro descreve e ilustra a morfologia e a função de vários órgãos e sistemas das
estruturas biológicas das abelhas. Aborda desde a gametogênese até os adultos, passando …

This chapter provides a brief overview of insect midgut structure and ultrastructure, and
thereby sets the book into context; an exhaustive review of the subject is neither appropriate …

Dye experiments with Musca domestica larvae suggest that in each passage of food (104
min) water is secreted into the gut lumen in the fore-midgut (1.5 μl) and in the hind-midgut …

The use of insecticides on crops can affect non-target insects, such as bees. In addition to
the adult bees, larvae can be exposed to the insecticide through contaminated floral …