X-Message-Number: 21406
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:12:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: 83'rd update on fly longevity experiments
This is the 83'rd update of my fly longevity experiments. Average
temperature was 20.5 C during this run. Here I continue testing beverages
from the local Chinatown.
The maximum longevity of the control bottles was very good this time.
At 88 days, this is only a little short of equaling the record 93 days for
control maximum longevity, which was obtained in run #39. The low
temperature for this run, plus the use of a relatively new breeding bottle
may account the present good results.
At 106 days, the maximum longevity of flies fed full strength white
gourd juice was also only a little short of the previous record of 118
days held by freeze concentrated Elderberry Nectar in run #36. This also
compared well with other juices in the present run, with only starfruit
juice showing nearly comparible longevity.
Run #83 Percent Survival on Day
supplement 30 35 42 47 53 59 65 71 76 82 88 95 101 106 112
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control 1 44 44 38 38 25 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 - - -
control 2 65 55 45 45 40 25 15 15 10 5 5 0 - - -
coconut Juice,(Foco) 59 55 45 41 23 23 23 14 14 9 5 5 5 0 -
coconut J,roasted (Foco) 76 71 71 59 47 41 35 35 24 18 12 6 0 - -
coconut J,(Sun &Dragon) 71 71 65 59 53 47 41 41 35 24 18 6 0 - -
coconut J,(T.A.S.) 67 67 57 57 57 43 33 14 5 0 - - - - -
coconut J,(Wonderfarm) 82 82 76 71 71 59 65 53 47 29 12 6 0 - -
jackfruit drink 73 67 60 47 40 27 20 20 13 0 - - - - -
pennywort J 62 62 54 54 38 38 15 15 15 15 15 0 - - -
rambutan J 81 67 57 57 38 38 33 14 0 - - - - - -
starfruit J 74 58 53 53 53 47 47 26 26 21 11 5 5 5 0
sugarcane drink 60 60 55 55 35 25 25 15 5 0 - - - - -
water chestnut drink 50 44 38 38 25 19 25 25 13 6 6 0 - - -
white gourd J 20% 75 58 46 46 29 25 13 8 0 - - - - - -
white gourd J 40% 82 68 50 45 27 27 14 9 9 5 5 5 0 0 0
white gourd J 100% 81 81 76 71 67 57 52 38 33 24 29 14 10 10 0
winter melon tea 63 58 42 32 32 21 11 11 11 0 - - - - -
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