@article{MAKHILLJAVA201312144205,
    title = {Effect of Infestation of <I>Pyxinia firma</I> on the Total Haemocyte Counts 
  (THC) and Larval Growth of the <I>Dermestes vulpinus</I> (Dermestidae: Coleoptera)},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {12},
    number = {14},
    pages = {1237-1240},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2013.1237.1240},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2013.1237.1240},
    author = {M.I. and},
    keywords = {Pyxinia firma,Desrmestes vulpinus,haemocytes,total haemocyte counts,THC,larval growth},
    abstract = {<I>Pyxinia firma</I> has not previously been recorded in the 
  mid gut of the larvae of scavenger beetle <I>Dermestes vulpinus</I>. Infected 
  larvae of the scavenger beetles were investigated in order to determine the 
  effects of their infection by the eugregarine, <I>Pyxinia firma</I>. Infected 
  larvae were found to have higher total haemocyte counts and greater weight gain 
  than uninfected ones. Infected larvae that were starved, however, lost weight 
  much faster than uninfected larvae. The impact of infection on the physiology 
  of the insect is also discussed and it is observed that the variation in the 
  pattern of the total haemocyte counts between infected and uninfected larvae 
  is indicative of the effect of the infection on the immune system of <I>D. vulpinus</I>.}
    }