Fig. 6.

Bioassay. (A) EcCI inhibitory effect on the development of larvae. Effect of EcCI on hatched larvae mass. The inhibitor was incorporated into artificial seeds of V. ungiculata at concentrations of 0.5% and 1.0% (w/w). N = 20 larvae. *Statistical significance compared to the control. The data represent means ± SEM (p-value ˂ 0.05 by One-way ANOVA). (B) EcCI-FITC conjugate in C. maculatus larvae, visualization with 10× magnification. a-b midgut, c-d Malphigian tubules, e-f fat body, g-h feces. Bar = 173 μm. (C) EcCI-FITC conjugate in C. maculatus larvae, visualization at 63× magnification. a-b midgut, c-d Malphigian tubules, e-f fat body. Bar = 32.3 μm.