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Studies were conducted to determine whetherTribolium castaneum exposed to the microsporidan,Nosema whitei, produced fewer offspring than those not exposed to the parasite. When adultT. castaneum were exposed to the parasite after copulation, significant differences occurred between the number of larvae emerging from eggs laid by control (not exposed) and infected (exposed) beetles during the second and fourth weeks. However, no significant differences were observed when the beetles were exposed to the parasite prior to mating. On the other hand, whenT. castaneum were exposed toN. whitei as larvae, a marked decrease in the number of larvae emerging occurred.
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Armstrong, E. Nosema whitei: Effects on the emergence ofTribolium castaneum . Z. Parasitenkd. 58, 35–39 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00930789
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