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The effects of fenvalerate exposure on the net-spinning behaviour of Hydropsyche siltalai were examined in a laboratory study. The larvae were exposed to nominal pulse-doses of 0.25 and 0.5 μg fenvalerate l-1. Nets were collected and examined for anomalies after four days of exposure to fenvalerate. Additional nets were collected after another four day of exposure. The fenvalerate dissipated rapidly from the water column, and since only two doses of fenvalerate were given, the larvae were exposed to two pulse-doses of fenvalerate rather than to a constant concentration. In the 0.5 μg l-1-treatment the net-spinning behaviour was significantly affected, expressed as an increased mesh-opening and a decreased symmetry of the nets. No significant effects of fenvalerate exposure on the net-spinning behaviour were detected in the 0.25 μg l-1-treatment. Thus, with the conditions given in this experiment, exposure to fenvalerate starts to affect the net-spinning behaviour of Hydropsyche siltalai at a concentration between 0.25 and 0.5 μg l-1. The use of net-anomalies and Hydropsyche as bioindicators for monitoring pollutants in stream ecosystems are discussed.
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Wendt-Rasch, L., Vought, L.BM. & Woin, P. Effects of fenvalerate on the net-spinning behaviour of Hydropsych siltalai (Döhler) (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae). Hydrobiologia 382, 53–61 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003433004238
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