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. 2019 Feb 20;44(1):71–86. doi: 10.1584/jpestics.J18-04
C. Penetration and metabolism in 3rd-Yumenoshima: 3 hr after topical application
Compounds Percentage recovery (±20%)a)
Insect surface Insect internalb) Container Total amount recovered
γ-BHC 13.7 17.4 4.7 35.8
γ-BHC-d6 13.8 50.0 5.3 69.1

a) Average values of three experiments. Each experiment: 5 female flies, applied with γ-BHC or γ-BHC-d6 (5×10−9 mol/0.5 µL of acetone solution/fly): SE, ±15% of each value. b) Extracts of the insect body homogenate.