Table 4 Relative percentage of element composition in the whole body tissue of Culex pipiens larvae treated with normal and 2 Gy gamma irradiated Steinernema scapterisci

Magnesium (Mg)

6.55 ± 0.31^b

7.79 ± 0.19^a

8.27 ± 0.38^a

*

Phosphorus (P)

25.58 ± 0.53^a

22.35 ± 0.38^b

20.27 ± 0.36^c

***

Sulpfur (S)

12.05 ± 0.50^b

13.87 ± 0.09^a

10.09 ± 0.46^c

**

Chlorine (Cl)

13.81 ± 0.43^a

14.17 ± 0.53^a

14.45 ± 0.30^a

ns

Potassium (K)

16.95 ± 0.42^a

14.38 ± 0.35^b

14.09 ± 0.68^b

*

Calcium (Ca)

15.83 ± 0.04^c

19.02 ± 0.56^b

22.68 ± 0.27^a

***

Copper (Cu)

4.64 ± 0.15^a

2.58 ± 0.43^b@

2.27 ± 0.36^b

**

Zinc (Zn)

4.60 ± 0.23^c

5.84 ± 0.20^b

7.88 ± 0.19^a

***

H.M (Cu, Zn)

9.24

8.42

10.15