Com pari s on ofm i dgutprot ei nas eact i vi t i esand as s oci at ed bi ol ogi calt rai t sofneari s ogeni cCry1Ac-res i s t antand- s us cept i bl ePl ut el l a xyl os t el l a ( Lepi dopt era:Pl ut el l i dae)

Pr ot ei nase act i vi t i es wer e compar ed i n mi dgutobt ai ned f r om l ar vae t wo ofPl ut el l a xyl ost el l a ( L. )col oni es i ncl udi ng t he neari sogeni c Cr y1Ac-r esi st ant( NI L-R)and -s uscept i bl e ( DBM 1Ac-S)st r ai ns.The wi dt h and l engt h ofeggs and pupa wei ghtwer e measur ed,and t he egg hat chabi l i t y,pupat i on r at e and sex r at i o wer e anal yzed.The r esul t s showed t hat t her e was no si gni f i cant di f f er ence f or chymot r ypsi n-l i ke pr ot ei nase act i vi t i es f r om t he mi dgutoft wo P.xyl ost el l a st r ai ns.However ,t he act i vi t i esoft ot alpr ot ease and t he t r ypsi n-l i ke pr ot ei nase f r om NI L-R st r ai n wer e si gni f i cant l y hi gher t han t hose f r om t he suscept i bl e s t r ai n.The t wo st r ai ns di d notdi f f ersi gni f i cant l y i n t he bi ol ogi calt r ai t s f ort he egg si ze, pupat i on r at e,ort he sex r at i o,showi ng t hatt her e was no f i t ness costi n t hi s NI L-R st r ai n based on t he t est ed bi ol ogi cal t r ai t si n t hi sst udy.