An Ultrastructural and Fluorescent Study of the Teratocytes of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Hemocoel of Host Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Figure 5

Semithin sections of teratocytes were dual-stained with Mitotracker for mitochondria and with DiOC₆ for endoplasmic reticulum. (a) Transmitted light micrograph of teratocyte showing internal structure of the cell. (b) Same cell section stained with DiOC₆ showing green staining of ER surrounding the dark unstained bodies. (c) Same section stained with Mitotracker (red) showing distribution of mitochondria within the teratocyte. ER: endoplasmic reticulum, M: mitochondria, N: nucleus. Scale bars = 20 μm.

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