EFFECT OF SOME DISINFECTANTS ON LARVAL HAEMOLYMPH PROTEIN PATTERN OF THE SILKWORM, BOMBYX MORI L. LARVAE

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

2 Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt

10.21608/ejar.1994.450662

Abstract

The biochemical effect of five bed disinfectants namely Papsol, New-Ceresan, Sodium hypochlorite, Formalin and Calcium hypochlorite on the electrophoretic protein pattern in the haemolymph of Bombyx mori L. 4th and Sth instar larvae was investigated. The haemoiymph protein pattern of the 4th and 5th larval instars revealed quantitative and qual­itative differences between treated and untreated larvae. The haemolypmph protein pattern of untreated larvae showed seven bands which varied significantly in density and migratory behavi­our. The haemoiymph protein pattern of treated larvae showed signifi­cant variation within the five disinfectants.