Effect of Arsenic on Protein of a Short Horned Grasshopper, Oxya velox (Fabricius, 1787)

Abstract

Short horned grasshopper, Oxya velox were exposed to various doses of sodium arsenate and exhibit a signifi cant ( p < 0.05) dose dependent increase in protein of both gut wall and ovary. Study revealed that the amount of protein increased with the increasing doses of arsenic in comparison to control. The increase in the protein level was probably due to check the effect of toxicant and tries to recover from the stress of arsenic at various doses which indicated that arsenic may be considered as an essential trace element for this grasshopper, which was established for the fi rst time in such type of insect who regarded as primary consumer in the terrestrial ecosystem.

Keywords

• Short horned grasshopper
• sodium arsenate