Toxic effects of boric acid on the German cockroach |
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Authors: | D G Cochran |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061-0319 Blacksburg, Virginia, USA |
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Abstract: | Boric acid is a slow-acting, inorganic insecticide whose mode of action has not been satisfactorily elucidated. Reported here is evidence which shows that ingested boric acid destroys the cellular lining of the foregut of German cockroaches,Blattella germanica (L.). This effect appears to be sufficient to bring about the death of the insects, perhaps ultimately by starvation. This finding is important because resistance to conventional insectivides may re-establish boric acid as a prominent cockroach control chemical. |
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Keywords: | Boric acid mode of action Dictyoptera Blattellidae Blattella germanica (L ) |
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