Venom-Induced Immunosuppression: An Overview of Hemocyte-Mediated Responses

Figure 5

Encapsulation of Sephadex A-25 beads in G. mellonella larvae. (a) Negative (no or only a few beads attached to the bead), (b) weak (2–10 layers of hemocytes around the bead), AND (c) Strong (more than ten layers of hemocytes around the bead). *(Levels of encapsulation and melanization in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) parasitized and envenomated by Pimpla turionellae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) [72]. Copyright [2009] Blackwell Verlag, GmbH).

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