The control of metamorphosis in the kissing bug.
نویسنده
چکیده
Sir Vincent B. Wigglesworth (1899–1994) was the father of insect physiology and more particularly of insect endocrinology. He published some 264 papers (26 of them in the Journal of Experimental Biology) on many different aspects of insect physiology, and all but 18 of his papers were soleauthored. His work on Rhodnius prolixus, the kissing bug, beginning in 1933, was seminal to the field of insect endocrinology as he was the first to discover the hormone that prevented metamorphosis, juvenile hormone (JH), before going on to elucidate some of its roles.
منابع مشابه
Kissing Bug (Triatoma spp.) Intrusion into Homes: Troublesome Bites and Domiciliation
Kissing bugs (Triatoma spp.) frequently enter homes and bite human and pet occupants. Bites may lead to severe allergic reactions and, in some cases, death. Kissing bugs are also vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the cause of Chagas disease. In general, modern houses in the United States are not conducive to domiciliation of kissing bugs (bugs living out their entire life within the home with the p...
متن کاملBed bug bite, as an important health and urban pest
Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is an nocturnal insect that feeding on human blood at all stages of them life, and known as a human ectoparasite. Bed bug is usually feeding from the face, neck, arms, arms, shoulders, legs, and especially parts of the body that are bare during sleep. Persons reaction differently to bed bug bites and may experience minor itching to severe allergies. Symptoms usually ...
متن کاملPrevalence of Bed Bug Infestation (Cimex lectularius) in Prisons in Mazandaran Province, 2015-2017
Background and purpose: Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are major human ectoparasites. Before planning and implementation of any control measures against bed bugs in prisons, it is essential to determine the infestation rate. Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed to determine the prevalence of bed bug infestation in prisons in Mazandaran Province, 2015-2017....
متن کاملThe 1899 United States Kissing Bug Epidemic
Carlos Chagas is credited with the discovery of Chagas disease because of his 1909 published findings of the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite isolated in the blood of a Brazilian patient [1]. Following his discovery, reports of Chagas disease from across Latin America were published, classifying these countries as endemic with continual transmission occurring [2]. The United States has long been cons...
متن کاملThe Effect of Bug Damage on Physicochemical, Electrophoretic and Quality Factors of Wheat Gluten
One of the most important forms of preharvest damage to wheat is caused by sunn pests. The insects insert their mouth parts into the immature grain and while injecting their saliva suck the milky juices. Flour from damaged wheat results in low baking performance due to the bug proteolytic enzymes’ injected which cause the breakdown of gluten structure in the dough. In the present study three wh...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of experimental biology
دوره 210 Pt 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007