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Table 3 Effect of different larval nutrition's of Galleria mellonella on the total hemocyte count (THC/mm3), hemolymph protein concentration (HPC), hemolymph density and hemolymph volume

From: Impact of different diets' nutrition on the fitness and hemocytic responses of the greater wax moth larvae, Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Larval diets

THC/mm3

HPC (mg/100 ml)

Hemolymph density (mg/µl)

Hemolymph

volume (µl/larva)

Bee wax-comb

(Natural-food)

2788 ± 87.23 c

1531.25 ± 15.23 b

2.65 ± 0.09 b

61.14 ± 2.01 c

2-Wheat flour

(Standard diet)

2912 ± 81.16 c

1181.25 ± 10.78 c

2.39 ± 0.07 b

57.23 ± 1.65 d

3- Soybean

4746 ± 98.06 a

1662.50 ± 10.99 a

3.82 ± 0.06 a

70.35 ± 1.97 a

4-Wheat germ

4496 ± 83.39 a

1159.38 ± 12.67 c

2.43 ± 0.09 b

56.46 ± 1.36 d

5-Date syrup

(Dibis)

4150 ± 104.64 b

1487.50 ± 15.00 b

2.50 ± 0.06 b

66.57 ± 1.52 b

F4,45

82.725

291.63

51.551

31.274

PANOVA

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. Means ± SE sharing the same small letters in the same columns are statistically insignificant (p > 0.05)