Histological changes in the ovaries of Dysdercus cingulatus (F.) caused by the "paper factor".
The histological changes in the ovarioles of the red cotton bug following treatment with "Paper Factor" to the adults are discussed. The changes in the shape of egg, resorption of the yolk and the formation of compound chambers with double nuclei were probably caused through deformation either in the germarium or follicular epithelial cells.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000187:drug effects*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000187:drug effects; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects*; D010063:Ovum / Q000187:drug effects; D010209:Paper