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Table 3 Insect cell lines used in entomological research

From: Insect cell culture vis-à-vis insect pest control

Cell line

Origin

Developed from

Medium

References

IPLB-LdEp

Lepidoptera

Lymantria dispar (Erebidae: Lepidoptera) embryos

Ex-Cell 400

McKelvey et al. (1996)

CP-169

Lepidoptera

Cydia pomonella (Tortricidae: Lepidoptera) embryos

TC199-MK

Hink and Ellis (1971)

ECIRL-PX2-HNU3

Lepidoptera

Plutella xylostella (Plutellidae: Lepidoptera) pupae

TC 199-M K

Carlo et al. (1983)

MRRL-CH

Lepidoptera

Manduca sexta (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera) embryo

Grace medium

Marks (1980)

IPLB-LdFB

Lepidoptera

Lymantria dispar (Erebidae: Lepidoptera) larval fat bodies

Ex-Cell 400

Lynn et al. (1988)

IPLB-TN-R2

Lepidoptera

Trichoplusia ni (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) embryos

TNM-FH

Rochford et al. (1984)

FPMI-Cf-70

Lepidoptera

Choristoneura fumiferana (Tortricidae: Lepidoptera) pupal ovaries

Palli and Retnakara (1999)

IPLB-SF-21

Lepidoptera

Spodoptera frugiperda (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) pupa ovaries

TNM-FH

Vaughn et al. (1977)

ECIRL-HA-AM1

Lepidoptera

Helicoverpa armigera (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) pupal ovaries

TC199-MK

McIntosh et al. (1983)

IAL-PID2

Lepidoptera

Plodia interpunctella (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) imaginal wing disks

TNM-FH

Lynn and Oberlander (1983)

IPLB-HVT1

Lepidoptera

Heliothis virescens (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) testes

TNM-FH

Lynn et al. (1988)

ECIRL-HS-AM1

Lepidoptera

Heliothis subflexa (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) pupal ovaries

TC199-MK

McIntosh (1991)

IPLB-DU 182E

Coleoptera

Diabrotica undecimpunctata (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) embryos

IPL-52B

Lynn and Stoppleworth (1984)

DSIR-HA-1179

Coleoptera

Heteronychus arator (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) embryos

TC 1 99-M K

Crawford (1982)

ERL-AG-1

Coleoptera

Anthonomus grandis (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) eggs

Ex-Cell 400

Stiles et al. (1992)

LD

Coleoptera

Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) pupal fat body

EX-Cell 401TM

Long et al. (2002)

IPLB-Tconl

Hymenoptera

Trichogramma confusum (Trichogrammatidae: Hymenoptera) embryos

Ex-Cell 400

Lynn and Hung (1991)

IPLB-Tex2

Hymenoptera

Trichogramma exiguum (Trichogrammatidae: Hymenoptera) wasp embryos

Ex-Cell 400

Lynn and Hung (1991)

C7/10

Diptera

Aedes albopictus (Culicidae: Diptera) mosquito egg

Eagles MEM

Sarver and Stollar (1977)

59

Diptera

Aedes aegypti (Culicidae: Diptera) embryos

Ex-Cell 400

Peleg and Shahar (1972)

Line 2

Diptera

Drosophila melanogaster (Drosophilidae: Diptera) embryos and larvae

TC 199-M K

Schneider (1972)

UM-BGE4

Blattodea

Blatella germanica (Ectobiidae: Blattodea) embryo

UMN-B1

Ward et al. (1988)

AC20

Hemiptera

Agallia constricta (Cicadellidae: Hemiptera) embryos

TC 199-M K

McIntosh et al. (1973)