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Induction of flight muscle degeneration by synthetic juvenile hormone in Ips confusus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

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Topical applications of synthetic juvenile hormone in peanut oil induced highly significant muscle volume decline in both sexes of Ips confusus within two days.

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  1. Pestology Centre, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia

    John H. Borden & Catherine E. Slater

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This research was supported by the National Research Council, Canada and by a President's Research Grant, Simon Fraser University. The synthetic juvenile hormone was supplied by Dr. W. S. Bowers, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland. We wish to thank Dr. K. K. Nair for his advice and assistance and Drs. Nair and R. W. Reid for their critical review of the manuscript.

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Borden, J.H., Slater, C.E. Induction of flight muscle degeneration by synthetic juvenile hormone in Ips confusus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Z. Vergl. Physiol. 61, 366–368 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00428009

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