X-Message-Number: 15676
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 19:46:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: 35'th update to fly longevity experiments

    This is the 35'th update on my fly longevity experiments.
In view of the good longevity results obtained with Knudsen
Elderberry  Nectar back in Runs #31 & #32, I tried elderberry tea
this run. However this Nectar consists of a mixture of apple,
elderberry,  boysenberry, plum and grape juices. The present
results show that elderberry juice is unlikely to be the active
ingrediant in this Nectar.
    No positive hits this time. Spearmint looks like it was mildly toxic.
Cocoa was teamed with 300 mg  chitosan  to bind the remaining
cocoa lipids. In other experiments fat sources have been found to
reduce fly longevity. From the present results It looks like chitosan
was mostly successful in preventing fat absorption.

Run #35                       Percent Survival on Day
supplement         13 16 19 24 28 32 37 41 47 51 56 60 63 66 72 78 85
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control            94 89 83 83 83 81 81 75 62 62 48 38 38 21 12  6  4
cocoa 1/4 tsp      97 97 87 77 77 77 77 77 70 63 48 20  7  0  -  -  -
elderberry tea     78 67 65 65 65 65 65 65 57 50 41 35 17 13  4  2  0
lemon balm tea     82 76 76 73 73 73 67 67 52 52 52 24 18  6  3  0  -
lemon grass tea    80 72 72 68 72 72 68 64 56 52 32 16 12  8  4  0  -
spearmint tea      76 68 65 47 38 38 21  6  6  6  0  -  -  -  -  -  -

    In Freezer Run #7, only mild and possibly spurious protection
against freezing damage can be seen by coconut juice or green tea.
In the next freezer run I'll try testing a large dose of green tea 
extract to see if this is beneficial.

Freezer Run #7  Percent Survival After
supplement        0 33 60 minutes
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control         100 77  9
coconut juice    97 77 16
green tea       100 81 19

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