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Factors influencing water loss inPeriplaneta americana (L.) treated with vapours of some selected fumigants have been investigated. Ventilation of fumigated roaches does not control transpiration. The enhanced duration of opening of the spiracles causes an increased water loss in the fumigated insects. Water loss is also dependent upon the molecular weights of the compounds in a chemical series.
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Bhatia, S.S. Effects of fumigants on the water loss inPeriplaneta americana (L.). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 83, 18–25 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03045470
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