Wpływ temperatury na zuzycie tlenu przez muchy (Musca domestica L.) poddane działaniu gamma-HCH

The oxygen consumption studies in Musca domestica L., poisoned with γ-HCH were carried out at various temperatures. Manometric method at temperatures of 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 °C, and the doses of 0,01 μg γ-HCH/insect, 0,1 μg γ-HCH/insect, 1,0 μg γ-HCH/insect were used. At the temperature near to lethal, the oxygen consumption of control insects is not linear, but shows a characteristk maximum. Similarly, the oxygen consumption of insects poisoned by γ-HCH is not linear but exhibits a characteristic peak. A considerable analogy was found in the dynamics of oxygen consumption by insects exposed to higher temperatures, as compared with those poisoned with γ-HCH.