Does cadmium cause cascading effects on the development and reproduction of the striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker)?

Table 3 Bioconcentration (BCF) and translocation factors (TF) of Cd different developmental stages of Chilo suppressalis fed with the artificial diets containing different concentrations of Cd²⁺

Cd concentration added in artificial diet (mg/kg)	BCF				TF
Cd concentration added in artificial diet (mg/kg)	Larva	Pupa	Female	Egg	Diet-larva	Larva-pupa	Pupa-female	Female-egg
0.2	1.64	1.51	1.35	0.63	1.64	0.92	0.90	0.47
1.0	1.10	1.18	1.51	0.58	1.10	1.08	1.28	0.38
2.5	0.94	0.50	0.45	–	0.94	0.53	0.90	–
5.0	0.97	0.55	1.08	–	0.97	0.57	1.96	–
10.0	0.99	0.60	0.92	–	0.99	0.61	1.53	–

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