The Effect of Boric Acid on The External Skeleton of Drosophila melonagaster at Different Developmental Stages
Abstract
The use of insecticides with less toxic effect on non-target organisms are widely used to combat agricultural pests. Arthropods have a protective exoskeleton called cuticle. In our study, a texture analysis technique was used to identify the effect of Boric acid (BA) during development on the larval, pupal and adult exoskeleton of Drosophila melanogaster. The higher the dosage of the BA, the stiffness increased so much unlike the pupa and larval period. This study has shown that such as textural analysis approaches are an additional method for analyzing biological samples, although not suitable for use alone.
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Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Eda Güneş
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Durmus Sert
Publication Date
April 30, 2018
Submission Date
April 27, 2017
Acceptance Date
May 29, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 21 Number: 2
