Effects of a DNA Gyrase Inhibitor, Novobiocin, on the Biological Parameters of<i>Galleria mellonella</i>(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae

Büyükgüzel, Ender; Büyükgüzel, Kemal

doi:10.18474/jes18-72

Journal of Entomological Science

2019

DOI: 10.18474/jes18-72

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Effects of a DNA Gyrase Inhibitor, Novobiocin, on the Biological Parameters ofGalleria mellonella(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae

Ender Büyükgüzel

Kemal Büyükgüzel

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Penicillin Impact on Survivorship, Development, and Adult Longevity of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

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2020

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Survivorship, developmental period, and adult longevity of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera: Drosophilidae), exposed to penicillin G, a beta-lactam antibiotic, was determined in laboratory testing. In the study, neonate larvae were placed and reared on dietary antibiotics at concentrations of 100, 200, 400, or 800 mg/L. All penicillin concentrations significantly decreased survivorship in an inverse relationship with third instars, pupae, and adults. Larvae fed on control diets of 0 mg/L of penicillin had a survival level of 91.00 ± 3.27% to third instar and pupation, and 89.00 ± 4.09% to adult emergence. Feeding on a diet containing the highest concentration of penicillin (800 mg/L) significantly decreased survivorship to third instar to 11.00 ± 2.59% (χ2 = 128.051; df = 1; P = 0.0001) and to pupation (χ2 = 131.233; df = 1; P = 0.0001) and adult emergence to approximately 10.00 ± 1.00% (χ2 = 124.832; df = 1; P = 0.0001). The highest concentration of dietary penicillin (800 mg/L) also significantly prolonged developmental time from neonate to third instars by 1.5 d (F = 17.229; df = 4; P = 0.0001) and from neonate to adult emergence by 3 d (F = 2.004; df = 4; P = 0.032). Compared to the control group, adult longevity was significantly reduced by the antibiotic in a dose-related manner. The use of this antibiotic in insect artificial rearing enables an extensive search of possible insecticidal action of penicillin with high dietary levels for agricultural purposes.

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Penicillin Impact on Survivorship, Development, and Adult Longevity of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

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2020

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Effects of a DNA Gyrase Inhibitor, Novobiocin, on the Biological Parameters ofGalleria mellonella(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae

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Penicillin Impact on Survivorship, Development, and Adult Longevity of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Penicillin Impact on Survivorship, Development, and Adult Longevity of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

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