The effect of Diablo (imidaclopride) on the survival of Branchiura sowerbyi Beddard, 1892 (Annelida: Oligochaeta) | ||
journal of al-qadisiyah for pure science(quarterly) | ||
Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2012, Pages 14-20 PDF (0 K) | ||
Author | ||
Najem Abdul Wahid Aljaduu | ||
Abstract | ||
This study aimed at the effect of Diablo pesticide on the survival of aquatic oligochaets Branchiura sowerbyi in the laboratory using three concentrations of the pesticide and they are (0.5, 0.25,0.125)% and doubled the recommended and half, respectively, and have shown that the results of the pesticide and toxic effect of a killer the worms as the cause of loss of all the worms through (1,1.5,1.6) minutes of exposure to concentrations prepared and respectively comparing with the controlled group ,thus that the pesticide impact on the behavior of the worms through the irritation and springing around itself. Moreover, the results of statistical analysis have shown a significant inverse relationship between the concentrations pesticide used and the time loss worms, and the value of LC50 ranged between (0.000002-0.000003)% m/l. | ||
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