Assessment of the perturbation induced by chitin synthesis inhibitors lufenuron, flufenoxuron and hexaflumuron in the house fly, Musca domestica vicina (Diptera: Muscidae)

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 3 Effect of lufenuron, flufenoxuron and hexaflumuron on the total protein content of the house fly M. domestica penultimate larval instar treated with the LC₂₅ and LC₇₅ concentrations at different time intervals

Concentrations	Tested (CSIs)	Total protein (mg/g fresh body weight)
Concentrations	Tested (CSIs)	24 h	Change (%)	48 h	Change (%)	72 h	Change (%)
LC₂₅	Lufenuron	22.8 ± 2.5	+ 21.3	37.6 ± 2.5	+ 18.2	54.8 ± 3.2	+ 4.9
	Flufenoxuron	24.7 ± 2.2	+ 10.2	39.7 ± 3.6	+ 17.3	53.8 ± 2.5	+ 3.4
	Hexaflumuron	26.3 ± 1.3	+ 20.4	40.5 ± 2.3	+ 19.5	59.7 ± 3.4	+ 14.3
	Control	22.4 ± 2.2	–	35.7 ± 3.8	–	52.2 ± 4.9	–
LC₇₅	Lufenuron	22.6 ± 2.3	+ 0.8	44.2 ± 3.6	+ 23.8	56.7 ± 2.2	+ 8.7
	Flufenoxuron	23.7 ± 2.5	+ 5.8	39.6 ± 3.4	+ 10.9	55.8 ± 2.5	+ 6.8
	Hexaflumuron	26.9 ± 2.4	+ 23.3	46.7 ± 3.2	+ 30.8	61.5 ± 4.7	+ 17.8
	Control	22.4 ± 2.2	–	35.7 ± 3.8	–	52.2 ± 4.9	–