Lepidopteran insects are one of the most widespread and speciose lineages on Earth, with
many common pests and beneficial insect species. The evolutionary success of their …

Cadmium, a common environmental contaminant in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,
presented a serious hazard to growth and development of phytophagous insects. For better …

Anthropogenic trace metal contamination has significantly increased and has caused many
hazardous consequences for the ecosystems and human health. The Terni basin valley …

Long-term exposure of populations to pollution may result in enhanced ability to cope with
environmental stress. To compare the responses of two Lymantria dispar populations living …

This study is part of a large project carried out at the Cairo University, Egypt, and focused on
assessing physiological and biochemical changes in Aiolopus thalassinus under the …

Abstract The effects of Cu, Zn and their mixture on bioaccumulation and antioxidant enzyme
activities of midgut and fat body of Galleria mellonella larvae were investigated. Exposure to …

By exposing larvae of the holometabolous insect Spodoptera litura to the artificial diets
supplemented with a range of Zinc (Zn) contents, we investigated Zn ingestion, excretion …

Concurrent exposure to cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) is prevalent in the environment, but
information on the long-term impacts of complex Cd–Pb exposure on herbivorous insects …

This study examined the effect of long-term exposure to environmentally relevant
concentrations of dietary fluoranthene (6.7 and 67 ng/g dry food weight) on defense …

BACKGROUND Heavy metal contamination in forest ecosystems has become increasingly
severe, and there is an urgent need to better understand the ecotoxicological effects of …