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Lena B Brattsten Lena B Brattsten
Professor
 Entomology
93 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-932-9459
Fax: 732-932-7229
Email: brattsten@aesop.rutgers.edu

Expertise Summary
  When insects are exposed to toxic chemicals and don't die, it is often because they have a biochemical resistance mechanism. They may be able to detoxify the compound very fast, or they may have an insensitive or protected target site. They may also have physiological, behavioral, or phenological resistance mechanisms. My research deals with the detoxification mechanisms in insects, such as cytochrome P450 and other defensive enzymes, and physiological adaptations to chemical stress.

Research Projects
  • Insect Biochemical Defenses Against Toxic Compounds

    • Selected Publications
    Effects of exposure to pesticides on carbaryl toxicity and cytochrome P450 activities in Aedes albopictus larvae (Diptera : Culicidae).
      Journal: Pestic. Physiol. Biochemistry
     Authors: C. Suwanchaichinda, L. B. Brattsten
    Volume: 70    Pages: 63-73
    Sex related differences in the resistance of Oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck), to organophosphorus insecticides.
      Journal: Pest Management Sci
     Authors: F. M. deLame, J. J. Hong, P. W. Shearer, L. B. Brattsten
    Volume: 57    Pages: 6-12

     

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