Efficacy of fenvalerate as contact poison against the larval development and viability of mutant form (Sepia) of Drosophila melanogaster (Meigen).
Fenvalerate, a synthetic pyrethroid, was analysed for its toxic effects on Drosophila melanogaster. It has been estimated that LC50 0.0166 micro 1/100 ml food is threshold of lethality. These studies have also revealed that fenvalerate is toxic as it had a pronounced effect on the rate of development and viability.
Department of Zoology, R.B.S. College, Agra-282 001, India.
Shamim
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Choudhary
D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology; D005328:Fetal Viability / Q000187:drug effects*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D009026:Mortality; D009154:Mutation; D009570:Nitriles; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000494:pharmacology*
D009570:Nitriles; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017690:fenvalerate