Note on the Effects of Food and Storage on the Specific Gravity, Osmotic Pressure, and Volume of Blood of Mature Larvae ofGalleria mellonellaL. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
- 1 August 1961
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 93 (8) , 653-654
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent93653-8
Abstract
In research on insect immunity, bacterial antigens were injected intoGalleria mellonellaL. larvae (Stephens, 1959). It was suspected that the quality and quantity of the blood, or hemolymph, might differ if the larvae were obtained from different sources. This note reports the effects of food and storage on the specific gravity and osmotic pressure of the blood, and of storage on the blood volume.Keywords
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