Abstract
Effects of novobiocin,nalidixic and oxolinic acid on the pupal wet weight and total protein content of hymenopterous endoparasitoid,Pimpla turionellae L. were investigated by rearing the larvae aseptically on chemically defined synthetic diets.Higher dietary levels of the antibiotics tested had positive effects on the total protein content of this parasitic wasp.Oxolinic acid, at all levels tested, had the most positive effects on the protein synthesis of the young pupae.A dietary level of this antibiotic,at 2.25 mg, caused an increase in the total protein content by about 30 per cent.However, this antibiotic did not affect the wet weight of these pupae.The highest level of novobiocin also increased the protein content of the pupae, whereas its lower levels had no significant effects.Inversly, the low levels of novobiocin significantly increased wet weight of the pupae but had no effects on the protein content.The highest tested level of nalidixic acid caused a significant decrease in the wet weight while it increased total protein content of the pupae.
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