Research Article

Toxicity of Nanoparticles against Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Table 3

Development period of larvae of Drosophila melanogaster at different concentrations of the silver and sulfur nanoparticles of plant origin and subsequent development of pupae succeeded in pupation.

NanoparticlePlantMean larval development period (days)Mean pupal development period (days)

Silver (Ag)Fig
Loquat 4.4b5.3a
Mulberry 4.7c5.2a
Olive 4.9c4.8a
Pistachio 4.3b5.2a

Sulfur (S)Citrus 4.2a5.2a

Control (water)4.0a5.0a

LSD0.250.56

Values followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different ().