Time Dependence of Light-Independent Biochemical Changes in the Boll Weevil, Anthonomous grandis , Caused by Dietary Rose Bengal 1

Autor:	Michael F. Callaham, James R. Heitz, William E. Poe, Joe R. Broome
Rok vydání:	1977
Předmět:	Boll weevil Ecology media_common.quotation_subject Insect Biology Body weight chemistry.chemical_compound Animal science chemistry Insect Science Botany Rose bengal Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common Total protein
Zdroj:	Environmental Entomology. 6:669-673
ISSN:	1938-2936 0046-225X
DOI:	10.1093/ee/6.5.669
Popis:	Diet containing rose bengal, when fed to newly-emerged adult boll weevils in the absence of light, causes serious biochemical changes in the insect. Body weight, total protein, and certain enzyme levels remain constant in the treated weevils as opposed to increases seen in normal weevils. Total lipids decrease in treated weevils relative to the constant values observed in controls. These data, along with fluctuations in the amino acid pool sizes of treated weevils, suggest that the changes are due to an energy stress in the insect, which can become lethal, acting after the dye is absorbed into the tissues of the insect from the gut.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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