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    Brief Communication : Spherites in the midgut epithelial cells of the sugarcane borer parasitized by Cotesia flavipes

    DANIELA DE OLIVEIRA PINHEIRO*, HÉLIO CONTE**, ELISA APARECIDA GREGÓRIO*

    BIOCELL, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 61-67, 2008, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2008.32.061

    Abstract Diatraea saccharalis, the main pest of sugarcane, has been controlled by Cotesia flavipes. Very little is known about the effect of parasitism on the host organs, including the midgut. The Lepidoptera midgut epithelium is composed of columnar, goblet, regenerative, and endocrine cells. Spherites have been described in columnar and regenerative cells of several Lepidoptera species, and presented a lot of functional meaning. We identified spherites in the midgut epithelial cells of non-parasitized D. saccharalis larvae analyzed the effect of parasitism on spherite morphology and distribution along the length of the midgut. Midgut fragments of both non-parasitized and parasitized… More >

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