The Insecticidal Activity of Rhinella schneideri (Werner, 1894) Paratoid Secretion in Nauphoeta cinerea Cocroaches

• Published in: Toxins Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 630
• Main Authors: Leal, Allan, Karnopp, Etiely, Barreto, Yuri Correia, Oliveira, Raquel Soares, Rosa, Maria Eduarda, Borges, Bruna Trindade, Goulart, Flávia Luana, Souza, Velci Queiróz de, Laikowski, Manuela Merlin, Moura, Sidnei, Vinadé, Lúcia, Rocha, João Batista Teixeira da, Dal Belo, Cháriston André
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.10.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Acetylcholinesterase; AChE inhibition; Biocompatibility; Biotechnology; Cockroaches; Dosage; Enzymes; Heart; Heart rate; insect behavioral deficits; Insecticides; Insects; Lethality; Locomotion; Mass spectrometry; Muscles; natural insecticide; Nauphoeta cinerea; Neostigmine; neuromuscular blockade; Pesticides; Physiology; Rhinella schneideri; Scientific imaging; Secretion; toad parotid secretion; Toads; neuromuscular blockade; natural insecticide; insect behavioral deficits; AChE inhibition; toad parotid secretion

is a common toad found in South America, whose paratoid toxic secretion has never been explored as an insecticide. In order to evaluate its insecticidal potential, cockroaches were used as an experimental model in biochemical, physiological and behavioral procedures. Lethality assays with paratoid s...