Purification, molecular cloning and heterologous expression of a glutathione S-transferase from the Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina).

The biology and ecology of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) – an update

Evidence for an essential serine residue in the active site of the Theta class glutathione transferases.

A consistent feature of the Alpha-, Mu- and Pi-class glutathione transferases (GSTs) is the presence near the N-terminus of a tyrosine residue that contributes to the activation of glutathione. While this residue appears to be conserved in many Theta-class GSTs, its absence in some suggested that the Theta-class GSTs may have a significantly different structure or catalytic mechanism. The eluci...

Estimating population densities of the Australian sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from catches in wind-oriented traps

An analysis of 2-hourly catches of the blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, in 10 wind-oriented fly traps on 34 trapping days (06.00 – 18.00h) during the period November 1984 – May 1985 indicated that air temperature was the principal factor regulating the number of insects caught. Small but significant effects were associated with radiation, time of day and relative humidity; effects due to wind were not...

Implications of insecticide resistance for the control of flystrike and lice on sheep

The Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) and the sheep body louse (Bovicola ovis) have both demonstrated their propensity to develop resistance to insecticides used for their control. Most populations of L. cuprina contain individuals resistant to organochlorines and organophosphates. Some are also resistant to benzoylphenyl ureas. Many populations of B. ovis are resistant to pyrethroid i...

Cuticular lipids of adults and puparia of the Australian sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina (Wied.).

The presence of a strong contact component in the sex and ovipositing behavior of the sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina Wied. prompted an investigation into the chemical composition of the cuticular wax of the adult male and female flies as well as that of the blowfly puparia. Thin-layer chromatography indicated that the lipids in all the waxes examined comprise hydrocarbons, nonglyceryl esters, tr...