Sorption of Hydrocyanic Acid by Different Species of Insects
- 1 April 1938
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 31 (2) , 270-275
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/31.2.270
Abstract
Measurements of the quantities of HCN sorbed during different time intervals at several pressures of HCN have been made on Sitophilus oryzae, Tribolium conjusum, Blatella germanica, Tenebrio molitor, and Lasioderma sericorne. Equations are given expressing the quantity of HCN sorbed by a given species as a function of the pressure of HCN to which the insects are exposed. The amount of HCN sorbed varies markedly with the species, and those spp. which were more difficult to kill with HCN were found to sorb smaller quantities than those spp. which were easily killed. The amount of HCN sorbed was found to be considerably greater at 20[degree]C than at 30[degree]C.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: