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Air Ions and Blood pH of the Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella L.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M. G. Maw
M. G. Maw
Affiliation:
Research Institute, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Belleville, Ontario
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Abstract

That insect blood pH can be altered by air ions was shown when larvae of the wax moth, Galleria mellonella L., were exposed to air ions at ion currents of 3 × 10−9 amp. Negative ions significantly raised the pH value over that of controls. Positive ions tended to depress the pH values, but the difference from the controls was slight and not significant. It is suggested that altered pH may be reflected in increased activity of insects when exposed to ionized air.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 98 , Issue 3 , March 1966 , pp. 302 - 304
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1966

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