Tenebrio molitor
Endogenous egg immune defenses in the yellow mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor)
... Previously it was found that defensin 1 (called tenecin 1 in Dubuffet et al., 2015), is responsible for the trans-generational im- mune priming effect (Dubuffet et al., 2015). Due to the exclusive bac- tericidal effect ...
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Antagonistic control of fluid secretion by the Malpighian tubules of Tenebrio molitor: effects of diuretic and antidiuretic peptides and their second messengers
... as Tenebrio molitor to have such a potent antidiuretic ...in Tenebrio molitor tubules, suggesting that diuretic factors predominate in these crude extracts (Nicolson and Hanrahan, 1986; ...
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Do male and female beetles (Tenebrio molitor) respond differently to rat feces containing eggs from the tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta?
... Although the results suggest that males avoid infec- tive feces, the effectiveness of this avoidance behavior in natural settings needs examination because one study of natural populations of Tenebrio ...
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Metabolic activity and water vapour absorption in the mealworm Tenebrio molitor L (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae): real time measurements by two channel microcalorimetry
... of Tenebrio molitor larvae, and in the two oral sacs of Arenivaga investigata (Machin, 1975, 1978; Noble-Nesbitt, 1970, 1973; O’Donnell and Machin, ...
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Rearing the Predator Brontocoris tabidus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Pupa on Eucalyptus grandis in the Field
... The use of natural enemies represents an important strategy in programs of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Asopinae predators are reared with alternative prey, but supplementary plant may enhance the fecundity and ...
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ISOLATION OF EPIDERMAL CELL PAIRS FROM AN INSECT, TENEBRIO MOLITOR, FOR DUAL WHOLE CELL RECORDING OF LARGE CONDUCTANCE GAP JUNCTIONAL CHANNELS
... cells in tissue treated with 0.4% collagenase (10–20min) or 0.1% pronase (1–5min). However, scraping damaged large regions of cells (still connected by an intact basal lamina) in tissue treated with the other enzymes. ...
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The Visual Mechanisms of Tenebrio Molitor: Some Aspects of the Spectral Response
... Spectral efficiency as function of latency in the visual mechanism of insect Tenebrio molitor h..Experientia 25, 711.. Similarity of the electroretinogram in insects.[r] ...
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Molecular cloning and expression characterization of three suppressors of cytokine signaling genes (SOCS5, SOCS6, SOCS7) from the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
... Discovery of SOCS gene families in invertebrate phyla is limited with isolated reports from a few molluscan and arthropod species. In the Drosophila model, SOCS36E (64% identity to human SOCS5) was first identified and ...
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Larvae of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L ) as European novel food
... Larvae of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) were ob- tained from insect culture carried on at Chair of Phyto- patology and Entomology, University of Warmia & Ma- zury in Olsztyn. Insects were kept in ...
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The Role of the Thermal Hysteresis Factor in Tenebrio Molitor Larvae
... The antifreeze function of the thermal-hysteresis-producing factor does not account for the 'low' levels of the factor in larvae reared under summer temperature and photoperiod condition[r] ...
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The Epicuticular Wax Layers of the Pupa of Tenebrio Molitor L
... Graphs of rate of water-loss against temperature for: a newly moulted Tenebrio pupae, b mature Tenebrio pupae, c mature Tenebrio pupae washed in cold chloroform for 1 min... old Tenebrio[r] ...
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Passive exchanges during water vapour absorption in mealworms (Tenebrio molitor): a new approach to studying the phenomenon
... Weight gains and losses during humidity changes provided evidence of a significant, passively exchanging fluid compartment located between the exchange surface and absorbing mechanism.. [r] ...
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The Humidity Behaviour of the Mealworm Beetle, Tenebrio Molitor L
... The highest relative humidity available in the chamber is plotted against the intensity of reaction; the number near each point indicates the difference between the highest and the lowes[r] ...
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The Humidity Behaviour of the Mealworm Beetle, Tenebrio Molitor L
... 5, so neither of these can be the sole humidity receptors, while with eight pairs of segments removed three pairs left there are still pit peg organs present; there are also hair sensill[r] ...
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The Humidity Behaviour of the Mealworm Beetle, Tenebrio Molitor L
... Times spent by Tenebrio when active, on the drier and moister sides of the standard humidity gradient alternative chamber.. Total times from twenty-two experiments.[r] ...
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Evidence for Humoral Regulation of Digestive Secreation in the Beetle, Tenebrio Molitor
... Total midgut protease values of starved adult Tenebrio injected with blood from starved, fed, or newly emerged donors Recipients starved for 14 days Fype of blood donor.. 14 days starved[r] ...
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On the Chemical Changes Associated with Metamorphosis in a Beetle (Tenebrio molitor L )
... The changes in carbohydrate, fatty acids, unsaponifiable matter and nitrogen distribution are described in detail during the metamorphosis from larva to adult in the common mealworm, Ten[r] ...
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Caenorhabditis Elegans and Tenebrio Molitor - New Tools to Investigate Malassezia Species
... Dextrose medium, but C. tropicalis presented optimal growth in the Yeast Nitrogen Base medium. In paralell, they observed a facilitated adherence and biofilm formation in RPMI 1640 medium in both species. Differently, ...
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Transport of sodium and potassium across the isolated midgut of the larvae of Tenebrio molitor related to the fine structure of the epithelium
... Mean values of sodium and potassium originating from haemocoel and from lumen in the midgut cells of 12 specimens after 1 h experiments measured by labelling the bathing solutions with *[r] ...
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Proteolytic Activity of the Midgut in Relation to Feeding in the Beetles Tenebrio Molitor L and Dytiscus Marginalis L
... Shortly before moulting the larva loses weight as feeding ceases, and the low enzyme values then recorded may be ascribed to the evacuation of most of the midgut contents at this time.. [r] ...
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