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Inhibition of molting of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, by the nematode parasite Mermis nigrescens
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The older the host (Schistocerca gregaria) at infection, the greater the burden of parasitic Mermis nigrescens required to inhibit the next-but-one molt. Mermithid parasitism caused no change in ecdysone level in the host, but did cause a decrease in fat body protein synthesis. The effect of this decrease on host molting is discussed.
Title: Inhibition of molting of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, by the nematode parasite Mermis nigrescens
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The older the host (Schistocerca gregaria) at infection, the greater the burden of parasitic Mermis nigrescens required to inhibit the next-but-one molt.
Mermithid parasitism caused no change in ecdysone level in the host, but did cause a decrease in fat body protein synthesis.
The effect of this decrease on host molting is discussed.
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