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Effects of lead and cadmium on chemical composition and total water content of the pupal parasitoid, Pimpla turionellae
Author(s) -
Ortel J.
Publication year - 1991
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.1570-7458.1991.tb01491.x
Subject(s) - ichneumonidae , parasitoid , biology , cadmium , hymenoptera , pupa , parasitism , toxicology , zoology , food science , botany , ecology , host (biology) , larva , chemistry , organic chemistry
The parasitoid Pimpla turionellae L. (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) was fed on Cd, Pb and Cd + Pb‐contaminated food (33 μg Cd, 82 μg Pb and 33 μg Cd + 82 μg Pb per gram food fresh weight, respectively). Significant decrease in the total lipid and protein content was found along with an increase in the water content particularly in Cd‐contaminated parasitoids.