title: Toxic effects produced in insects by organophosphorus compounds.
abstract: This paper reviews the toxicity of organophosphorus compounds in relation to cholinesterase inhibition in insects. It covers anticholinesterase effects on different stages of the life cycle and the relationship between cholinesterase inhibition and lethality. Other effects of organophosphorus compounds, which may account for anomalies in insecticidal action, are also considered.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D012831:Bombyx; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D009033:Culicidae; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D004950:Esterases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D006793:Houseflies; D007313:Insecta; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011817:Rabbits; D013987:Ticks
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV; D004950:Esterases