Effect of Lorazepam on the Development of the Hairy Maggot Blow Fly, Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart): Implication for Forensic Entomology
Table 3
Length parameters of different stages of C. rufifacies in the treated and untreated cultures.
Dose
Dev stage
Mean
SD
SE
Min
95% CI
Max
Low
Up
Control
I instar
4.20
0.08
0.04
4.10
4.07
4.33
4.30
II instar
8.10
0.08
0.04
8.00
7.97
8.23
8.20
III instar
16.30
0.08
0.04
16.20
16.17
16.43
16.40
Prepupa
13.50
0.08
0.04
13.40
13.37
13.63
13.60
Pupa
10.43
0.10
0.05
10.30
10.27
10.58
10.50
Adult
10.28
0.05
0.03
10.20
10.20
10.35
10.30
1 ppm
I instar
3.98
0.10
0.05
3.90
3.82
4.13
4.10
II instar
7.10
0.08
0.04
7.00
6.97
7.23
7.20
III instar
14.38
0.05
0.03
14.30
14.30
14.45
14.40
Prepupa
11.58
0.09
0.04
11.50
11.44
11.71
11.65
Pupa
9.43
0.10
0.05
9.30
9.27
9.58
9.50
Adult
9.08
0.10
0.05
9.00
8.92
9.23
9.20
2 ppm
I instar
3.80
0.08
0.04
3.70
3.67
3.93
3.90
II instar
6.13
0.10
0.05
6.00
5.97
6.28
6.20
III instar
13.13
0.10
0.05
13.00
12.97
13.28
13.20
Prepupa
10.50
0.08
0.04
10.40
10.37
10.63
10.60
Pupa
9.05
0.06
0.03
9.00
8.96
9.14
9.10
Adult
8.50
0.08
0.04
8.40
8.37
8.63
8.60
3 ppm
I Instar
3.35
0.06
0.03
3.30
3.26
3.44
3.40
II instar
5.73
0.10
0.05
5.60
5.57
5.88
5.80
III instar
11.03
0.05
0.03
11.00
10.95
11.10
11.10
Prepupa
9.93
0.03
0.01
9.90
9.88
9.97
9.95
Pupa
8.45
0.06
0.03
8.40
8.36
8.54
8.50
Adult
8.08
0.05
0.03
8.00
8.00
8.15
8.10
4 ppm
I Instar
3.05
0.06
0.03
3.00
2.96
3.14
3.10
II instar
5.08
0.10
0.05
5.00
4.92
5.23
5.20
III instar
10.03
0.05
0.03
10.00
9.95
10.10
10.10
Prepupa
8.88
0.05
0.03
8.80
8.80
8.95
8.90
Pupa
7.48
0.05
0.03
7.40
7.40
7.55
7.50
Adult
7.18
0.05
0.03
7.10
7.10
7.25
7.20
The length (mm) in treated cultures is less than in untreated cultures and it decreases with the increased concentration of lorazepam. Dev stage = development stage; SD = standard deviation; SE = standard error; min = minimum; CI = confidence interval; low = lower bound; up = upper bound; max = maximum.
