Effect of the juvenile hormone analogue (Admiral) on viability of eggs and postembryonic development of the soft tick Argas persicus (Oken) | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||
| Article 5, Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2009, Pages 37-45 PDF (196.23 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2009.15451 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wafaa A. Radwan; Nadia Helmy; Noha A. Guneidy; Shimaa S. Mohammed | ||
| Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Treatment of one day old females (previtellogenic) of A. persicus with JHA (Admiral) showed a significant effect on viability of deposited eggs and on total mortality of post-embryonic stages. On the other hand, treatment of 3-days old females (vitellogenic) and 7-days old females (post-vitellogenic and ovulation) of A. persicus exhibited a highly significant effect on viability of eggs and on total mortality of post-embryonic stages (especially larval and younger nymphal instars). The topical application of JHA (Admiral) in different doses to newly laid eggs (0-1 h POP) of A. persicus has a highly significant effect on the development of treated eggs. This was also true in case of dipping of egg masses in solution containing different doses of Admiral for 1 minute. This effect increased by increasing the dose of the hormonal material. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Argas persicus; Juvenile hormone analogue; viability of eggs; Postembryonic development | ||
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