Studies on the Digestion of Wool by Insects I. Microscopy of Digestion of Wool by Clothes Moth Larvae (Tineola Bisselliella Humm.)
- 1 January 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
- Vol. 4 (1) , 42-48
- https://doi.org/10.1071/bi9510042
Abstract
The larvae of Tineola bisseUiella digest wool fibres. The scales, resistant to most enzymes, are, except for the epicuticle, as readily digested as are the cortical cells.Keywords
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