• DOI:10.1603/EC11132
Corpus ID: 45255198

A Novel Biorational Pesticide: Efficacy of Methionine Against Heraclides (Papilio) cresphontes, a Surrogate of the Invasive Princeps (Papilio) demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

@inproceedings{Lewis2011ANB,
  title={A Novel Biorational Pesticide: Efficacy of Methionine Against Heraclides (Papilio) cresphontes, a Surrogate of the Invasive Princeps (Papilio) demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)},
  author={Delano Lewis and J. Cuda and B. Stevens},
  booktitle={Journal of economic entomology},
  year={2011}
}

• Delano Lewis, J. Cuda, B. Stevens
• Published in
  Journal of economic…
  2011
• Biology, Medicine

ABSTRACT The Southeast Asian citrus-feeding butterfly Princeps (Papilio) demoleus (L.) was recently introduced into the Americas, causing an imminent threat to citrus production and ornamental flora. The human nutrient amino acid methionine has been shown by us to disrupt aminoacid-modulated ion transport systems in caterpillars and other insect larvae that possess an alkaline midgut. Heraclides (Papilio) cresphontes was bioassayed as a United States Department of Agriculture permitted… Expand