Ultrastructural alterations in the midgut of Bacillus sphaericus-treated Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae

Abstract The ultrastructure alterations were described in the midgut of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae following Bacillus sphaericus treatment. Two hours post-treatment, the epithelial layer began to have large amount of vacuoles. Explosion in the basement membrane took place 6 h post-tre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maha K. Tewfick, Belal A. Soliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
TEM
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-018-0035-2