Table 3.
Toxicity of octopamine receptor agonists on D. melanogaster larvae and adults after 24-h exposure.
| Compounds | n a | After 24-h |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC50b (95% CL) | Slope (±SE) | X2 (df) c | g valued | ||
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| On larvae | |||||
| Chlordimeform | 360 | 76.06(17.12–90.96) | 4.0 (±0.1) | 0.3 (3) | 0.07 |
| Amitraz | 360 | 120.68 (27.78–161.19) | 4.1 (±0.1) | 0.8 (3) | 0.08 |
| On adults | |||||
| Chlordimeform | 360 | 201.00 (54.60–347.36) | 4.8 (±0.1) | 0.5 (3) | 0.06 |
| Amitraz | 360 | 377.45 (79.48–499.32) | 4.0 (±0.1) | 0.1 (3) | 0.09 |
n = number of larvae or adults tested, including control.
Concentration is expressed in mg/ml and the response determined after 24-h exposure.
df = Degree of freedom.
If g value < 0.5, the data fit the probit model. Otherwise, the data do not fit the probit model and the analysis is invalid.