X-Message-Number: 23120
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:10:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: 116'th update on fly longevity experiments

    This is the 116'th update of my fly longevity experiments. Average
temperature was 25.7 C during this run. Estimated maximal longevity using
the formula (363 - T*11.2) is 75 days.
    The most outstanding result this time was the extreme toxicity of raw
garlic, and mandarin peel. I'd earlier tried Kyolic garlic extract, and
found this to be slightly beneficial. However raw garlic appears to be an
effective pesticide. Of the other extracts, red onion appeared to be
slightly beneficial.

Run #116                  Percent Survival on Day
supplement           4  9 14 19 25 31 36 42 48 53 58
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control one         96 77 55 55 46 23 14  9  5  0  -
control two        100 75 58 58 29 21 13 13  8  4  0
garlic 8%            0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
garlic 33%           0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
mandarin, peel 5%    0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
mandarin, peel 20%   0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
mandarin, pulp 8%   96 74 63 52 41 26 11 11  4  0  -
mandarin, pulp 33%  92 92 58 54 39 27  0  -  -  -  -
onion, red 8%       91 86 91 71 52 33 29 24 19  0  -
onion, red 33%      90 84 74 58 58 42 32 16 11  5  0
onion, white 8%     95 90 90 70 60 25  5  0  -  -  -
onion, white 33%    94 65 65 53 35 24 24  6  0  -  -
onion, yellow 8%    92 80 64 56 52 48 20  8  8  8  0
onion, yellow 33%   86 82 73 68 55 36 18  0  -  -  -

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