Effects of the Antibiotics Gentamicin on the Postembryonic Development of Chrysomya putoria (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
| Autor: | Valéria Magalhães Aguiar, Renato G. Silva-Filho, Barbara Proença, Adriana C. P. Ferraz, Débora Cardoso da Silva, Daniele L. Dallavecchia, Adriana L de Figueiredo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Veterinary medicine medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Longevity blowfly Weight Gain Insect Control Chrysomya putoria antibiotic medicine Animals Calliphoridae Sex Ratio forensic study Larva biology Research Diptera fungi Pupa General Medicine Anatomy biology.organism_classification Anti-Bacterial Agents Insect Science Gentamicin myiasis Female Gentamicins Sex ratio medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Insect Science |
| ISSN: | 1536-2442 |
| Popis: | We evaluate the effects the antibiotic Gentamicin on the development of Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1818). Third-generation, first-instar larvae were reared in a climatic chamber on 60 g of homogenate + agar 65% and were treated with three concentrations of Gentamicin: 4.44 mg/ml, 13.33 mg/ml, and 66.66 mg/ml. The control consisted of distilled water. The relationships between mean body mass of mature larvae (measured after diet abandonment, in batches of five individuals), duration of larval and pupal stages, and overall duration of development were analyzed. The actual sex ratio was compared against the expected using the chi square. None of the parameters measured differed significantly among the four treatments, with one exception: when Gentamicin concentration was 13.33 mg/ml, larval viability differed significantly from the control. All larvae from all treatments were considered normal. We conclude that the antibiotic did not significantly alter the development of C. putoria (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae). |
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