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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