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150- Chang, Y.-Y. H.; Frazier, J. L.; and Heitz, J. R. 1979. Time course 

 of enzyme development in the boll weevil, Anthonomiis g rand is . Comp. 

 Biochem. Thysiol. 62B: A5-50. 

 1. The specific activities of lactic dehydrogenase, a-hydroxybutyric dehydro- 

 genase, glutamic oxalacetic transaminase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase, and 

 acid phosphatase were monitored in adult male and female boll weevil homo- 

 genates for eleven days post emergence. 2. Tlie above enzymes, plus B- 

 glucuronidase, were monitored in adult male and female boll weevil hemo- 

 lumph for 10 days post emergence. 



151. ; Haynes, J. W. ; Frazier, J. L.; and Heitz, J. R. 1979. Differen- 

 tial enzyme activity in normal and sterile boll weevils. Comp. Biochem. 

 Physiol. 62B: 51-56. 



1. l^Tiole-body homogenate and hemolymph enzyme profiles of normal and y~ 

 irradiated boll weevils were compared. 2. The specific activity of homo- 

 genate lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) in treated males were significantly lower 

 than that in normal males (73 ± 3 vs 104 ± 3mU/mg protein). 3. The specific 

 activity of homogenate acid phosphatase (AP) in treated females was signi- 

 ficantly lower than that observed in normal females (89 ± 5 vs 109 ± 5mU/mg 

 protein). A. Hemolymph LDH and AP showed a comparable activity pattern to 

 homogeftate LDH and AP activities. 5. The homogenate LDH activity in normal 

 males correlated well with egg production and egg hatching by females after 

 mating with normal males. 6. Low LDH activity corres; nded with very low egg 

 production and no egg hatching in irradiated males. 7. LDH and AP may be 

 monitored to assess the sterility of the boll weevil after y-irradiation. 



152. Cherry, E. T. 1974. Monitoring boll weevil movement with pheromone 

 traps. Tenn. Farm Home Sci. Prog. Rep. 90: 27-29. 



Boll weevil movement in Tennessee was similar to that recorded in studies con- 



