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Sterols of the pine processionary caterpillar; effects of diflubenzuron (Dimilin®)

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Cholesterol in pine processionary caterpillars (Thaumetopoea pityocampa Schiff.; Lepidoptera is produced mainly from β-sitosterol present in their food (pine needles); it can also be synthesized from acetic acid. This synthesis is stimulated by the insecticide Dimilin but inhibited by the antibiotic tetracycline.

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  1. Laboratoire de Neuroendocrinologie-ERA 850 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux I, Avenue des Facultés, F-33405, Talence, France

    J. Cl. Denneulin & M. Lamy

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This work has been partly realized at the Institut de Chimie des Substances naturelles of CNRS. Thanks to the amiability of Mr Michel Barbier.

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Denneulin, J.C., Lamy, M. Sterols of the pine processionary caterpillar; effects of diflubenzuron (Dimilin®). Experientia 38, 800–801 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01972278

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