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Influence of cold and carbon dioxide anaesthesia on the susceptibility of adults of Ceratitis capitata to malathion
Author(s) -
VIÑUELA E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
entomologia experimentalis et applicata
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1570-7458
pISSN - 0013-8703
DOI - 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1982.tb03221.x
Subject(s) - ceratitis capitata , malathion , carbon dioxide , biology , chloroform , toxicology , chromatography , botany , tephritidae , pest analysis , chemistry , pesticide , ecology
Insect immobilization by several methods: cold, ether, chloroform, or more recently CO 2 , is a common practice in toxicological studies to facilitate insect handling (Harris et al ., 1965). FAO (1969) recommends the use of both cold and carbon dioxide.