Effect of Lorazepam on the Development of the Hairy Maggot Blow Fly, Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart): Implication for Forensic Entomology
Table 4
Width 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
1.48
0.10
0.05
1.40
1.40
1.55
1.50
II instar
1.85
0.09
0.04
1.80
1.76
1.94
1.90
III instar
3.58
0.05
0.03
3.50
3.42
3.73
3.70
Prepupa
3.59
0.08
0.04
3.50
3.45
3.72
3.70
Pupa
3.38
0.10
0.05
3.30
3.30
3.45
3.40
Adult
3.30
0.09
0.04
3.21
3.18
3.43
3.40
1 ppm
I instar
1.35
0.05
0.03
1.30
1.26
1.44
1.40
II instar
1.58
0.02
0.01
1.50
1.42
1.73
1.70
III instar
3.43
0.08
0.04
3.40
3.35
3.50
3.50
Prepupa
3.23
0.08
0.04
3.20
3.19
3.27
3.25
Pupa
3.10
0.05
0.03
3.00
2.97
3.23
3.20
Adult
2.80
0.02
0.01
2.70
2.67
2.93
2.90
2 ppm
I instar
1.15
0.10
0.05
1.10
1.06
1.24
1.20
II instar
1.58
0.08
0.04
1.50
1.42
1.73
1.70
III instar
1.98
0.10
0.05
1.90
1.82
2.13
2.10
Prepupa
2.86
0.17
0.09
2.80
2.74
2.98
2.95
Pupa
2.58
0.10
0.05
2.50
2.42
2.74
2.70
Adult
2.73
0.08
0.04
2.50
2.45
3.00
2.90
3 ppm
I instar
0.90
0.04
0.02
0.80
0.77
1.03
1.00
II instar
1.37
0.10
0.05
1.32
1.30
1.43
1.40
III instar
1.37
0.10
0.05
1.32
1.30
1.43
1.40
Prepupa
2.56
0.06
0.03
2.50
2.40
2.71
2.70
Pupa
2.58
0.04
0.02
2.50
2.43
2.73
2.71
Adult
2.45
0.10
0.05
2.40
2.36
2.54
2.50
4 ppm
I instar
0.80
0.19
0.10
0.70
0.67
0.93
0.90
II instar
1.29
0.08
0.04
1.22
1.22
1.35
1.31
III instar
2.05
0.06
0.03
1.80
1.75
2.35
2.20
Prepupa
2.45
0.04
0.02
2.35
2.32
2.57
2.52
Pupa
2.34
0.19
0.10
2.30
2.25
2.43
2.42
Adult
2.17
0.08
0.04
2.13
2.11
2.23
2.20
The width (mm) in treated cultures is less than that of the 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.
