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Science 29 February 1980:
Vol. 207. no. 4434, pp. 985 - 987
DOI: 10.1126/science.207.4434.985
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Inhibition of Cellular Proliferation of Imaginal Epidermal Cells by Diflubenzuron in Pupae of the Stable Fly

SHIRLEE M. MEOLA 1 and RICHARD T. MAYER 1

1 Veterinary Toxicology and Entomology Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research, Science and Education Administration, College Station, Texas 77840

A second mode of action has been found for the inhibition of chitin synthesis by diflubenzuron. This compound blocks synthesis of the imaginal cuticle by preventing formation of the adult epidermis in the pupal stage of the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans L.).

Submitted on July 19, 1979
Revised on October 23, 1979

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