Thermal physiology of dung beetles exposed to ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug

Global changes including increasing temperatures and pesticide contamination threaten insect survival and reproduction through changes in metabolism and stress responses. We evaluate how elevated temperature and ivermectin, a common antiparasitic medication, affect the thermal physiology of Euoniticellus intermedius under controlled laboratory conditions. The response variables that we measure were: metabolic rate, body weight, thermic tolerance and survival of adults of emerge females dung beetles in laboratory.