Table 2. Thermal hysteresis between the melting and freezing points in hemolymph samples taken from field-collected caterpillars of Cydia pomonella.
Sampling date | Thermal hysteresisa | |
[mosmol kg−1] | [°C] | |
July 2010 | n.d. | 0 |
September 2010 | 40 | 0.0744 |
November 2010 | 40 | 0.0744 |
January 2011 | 60 | 0.1116 |
March 2011 | 50 | 0.0930 |
April 2011 | 30 | 0.0558 |
Difference between the equilibrium melting and freezing points was measured in a sample of hemolymph pooled from five individuals using Clifton Nanoliter Osmometer (n.d., no difference was detected).