Effect of Lorazepam on the Development of the Hairy Maggot Blow Fly, Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart): Implication for Forensic Entomology
Table 5
Weight 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
9.45
0.06
0.03
1.40
1.40
1.55
1.50
II instar
19.16
0.13
0.06
1.80
1.76
1.94
1.90
III instar
51.25
0.17
0.09
3.50
3.42
3.73
3.70
Prepupa
46.78
0.19
0.09
3.50
3.45
3.72
3.70
Pupa
40.71
0.01
0.01
3.30
3.30
3.45
3.40
Adult
37.55
0.10
0.05
3.21
3.18
3.43
3.40
1 ppm
I instar
9.13
0.15
0.08
1.30
1.26
1.44
1.40
II instar
16.20
0.14
0.07
1.50
1.42
1.73
1.70
III instar
46.55
0.06
0.03
3.40
3.35
3.50
3.50
Prepupa
41.86
0.01
0.00
3.20
3.19
3.27
3.25
Pupa
34.41
0.01
0.00
3.00
2.97
3.23
3.20
Adult
30.38
0.09
0.04
2.70
2.67
2.93
2.90
2ppm
I instar
8.60
0.12
0.06
1.10
1.06
1.24
1.20
II instar
14.58
0.10
0.05
1.50
1.42
1.73
1.70
III instar
43.13
0.15
0.08
1.90
1.82
2.13
2.10
Prepupa
40.68
0.21
0.10
2.80
2.74
2.98
2.95
Pupa
31.89
0.03
0.01
2.50
2.42
2.74
2.70
Adult
26.63
0.10
0.05
2.50
2.45
3.00
2.90
3ppm
I instar
8.48
0.05
0.03
0.80
0.77
1.03
1.00
II instar
13.08
0.10
0.05
1.32
1.30
1.43
1.40
III instar
40.08
0.10
0.05
1.32
1.30
1.43
1.40
Prepupa
35.53
0.02
0.01
2.50
2.40
2.71
2.70
Pupa
28.42
0.02
0.01
2.50
2.43
2.73
2.71
Adult
23.18
0.13
0.06
2.40
2.36
2.54
2.50
4ppm
I instar
8.15
0.13
0.06
0.70
0.67
0.93
0.90
II instar
12.10
0.14
0.07
1.22
1.22
1.35
1.31
III instar
36.45
0.13
0.06
1.80
1.75
2.35
2.20
Prepupa
33.33
0.24
0.12
2.35
2.32
2.57
2.52
Pupa
26.63
0.15
0.08
2.30
2.25
2.43
2.42
Adult
20.50
0.08
0.04
2.13
2.11
2.23
2.20
The weight (mg) of treated cultures is lower than that of untreated cultures, and it decreases as the concentration of lorazepam increases. Dev stage = development stage; SD = standard deviation; SE = standard error; min = minimum; CI = confidence interval; low = lower bound; up = upper bound; max = maximum.
