Acetone application for administration of bioactive substances has no negative effects on longevity, fitness, and sexual communication in a parasitic wasp

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-450216
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.45021

Jatsch, Anne-Sophie

; Ruther, Joachim

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Abstract

Administration of defined amounts of bioactive substances is a perseverative problem in physiological studies on insects. Apart from feeding and injection, topical application of solutions of the chemicals is most commonly used for this purpose. The solvents used should be non-toxic and have least possible effects on the studied parameters. Acetone is widely used for administration of chemical ...