Toxicity Of Aldrin Research Articles

Protein degradation and related enzyme profiles on a sublethal toxicity of aldrin in the tissues of Rana hexadactyla

The effects of a sublethal toxicity of aldrin were studied in the brain, muscle, kidney, and intestine of Rana hexadactyla after 1, 2, and 4 weeks of exposures. Aldrin toxicity resulted in a depletion of protein, an increase in amino acid levels, and an enhancement of the activity of protease and amino transferases. The changes were maximum after a 4-week exposure.

Influence of temperature on the biological activity of insecticides in soil.

A study was conducted to determine the extent to which temperature influences the biological activity of insecticides in soil. First instars of the common field cricket, Acheta pennsylvanicus (Burmeister), were used as test insects. Tests were conducted in controlled environmental chambers at 15, 21, 27, and 33°C. Temperature had no effect on the toxicity of aldrin and heptachlor applied directly to the test insects, but DDT exhibited a negative temperature coefficient. The toxicity of aldrin and heptachlor was positively correlated with temperature as residual contact poisons applied to a glass surface, DDT exhibited a positive temperature coefficient between 15 and 21°C but was negatively correlated at higher temperatures. In moist and dry sandy loam and moist muck soils, aldrin and heptachlor showed positive temperature coefficients with the most pronounced differences occurring in the dry sandy loam. The toxicity of DDT was negatively correlated with temperature in the moist soils, but temperature had little effect on its activity in dry sandy loam. Diazinon, Dursban® ( O,O -diethyl O -(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl) phosphorothioate), and methomyl all had positive temperature coefficients in moist sandy loam. The results are discussed in relation to the effect of temperature on insect mobility, insecticide volatilization, and adsorption of insecticides by soil.

Susceptibility of Northern Corn Rootworm Adults to Aldrin in Ohio1

Field-collected adults of northern corn rootworm Diabrotica Longicornis (Say), were treated with insecticideacetone solutions by topical application to determine variation in aldrin susceptibility between populations during 1963 and 1964. Periodic mortality tests were conducted to determine if the toxicity of aldrin to field-collected aldrin susceptible adults is related to the time of season that beetles were collected. It appears that approximately 10 years of aldrin or heptachlor soil treatment are necessary before aldrin resistance becomes a problem. However, aldrin or heptachlor soil treatment for over 10 years does not always result in aldrin-resistant populations. The LC50 value for beetles collected 14 days after the first adult was observed in the field was lower than values obtained with beetles collected late in the growing season. Aldrin-resistant adults of northern corn rootworm are cross resistant to heptachlor.

Latent Toxicity of Insecticides to Resistant and Susceptible Strains of the House Fly1

The latent toxicity of aldrin, chlordane, DDT, diazinon, dieldrin, heptachlor, lindane, malathion, and methoxychlor was determined in resistant and susceptible strains of the house fly, Musca domestica L. In the susceptible SCR-60 strain, measureable latent toxicity was shown by aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, and heptachlor. No latent toxicity was exhibited by the other insecticides. Aldrin and heptachlor exhibited very low levels of latent toxicity to the resistant Hawaiian strain. The adults of the Hawaiian strain were significantly more resistant than the adults of the SCR-60 strain to all the insecticides tested except diazinon, to which both strains were equally susceptible. The larvae of the Hawaiian strain were particularly resistant to the polycyclic hydrocarbon insecticides.

The Toxicity of Aldrin, Dieldrin, and Toxaphene to Rabbits by Skin Absorption

Journal Article The Toxicity of Aldrin, Dieldrin, and Toxaphene to Rabbits by Skin Absorption Get access Barbara L. Johnston, Barbara L. Johnston Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar W. G. Eden W. G. Eden Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 46, Issue 4, 1 August 1953, Pages 702–703, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/46.4.702 Published: 01 August 1953