Toxicity effect of the edible pigment carmoisine on Polyrhachis vicina Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Autor: Ziyu Li, Jing Zhang, Shaoting Yin, Gengsi Xi
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Ecotoxicology (London, England). 31(6)
ISSN: 1573-3017
Popis: Carmoisine belongs to a water-soluble synthetic dye and is often used as a food additive. Previous research has shown that carmoisine is toxic to rats and zebrafish, but there have been few reports on the effect of carmoisine on soil-dwelling social insects. The present study evaluated carmoisine toxicity in Polyrhachis vicina Roger. We found that the effects of different concentrations of carmoisine on the mortality of workers were dose-dependent. The 10% lethal dose (LD
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