Sublethal impacts of pyriproxyfen on biological traits of non-target species, Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Authors

  • Bilel Boulahbel Systems and Advanced Materials Laboratory (LSAM), Badji Mokhtar Annaba-University, Algeria. Dept. of Common Education in NLS, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9551-9062
  • Fethi Bensebaa Systems and Advanced Materials Laboratory (LSAM), Badji Mokhtar Annaba-University, Algeria. Dept. of Biology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Natural Science and Life, Setif 1 Ferhat Abbas University, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2208-3575
  • Radia Bezzar-Bendjazia Systems and Advanced Materials Laboratory (LSAM), Badji Mokhtar Annaba-University, Algeria. Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of 20 august 1955 Skikda, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9643-2458
  • Maroua Ferdenache Systems and Advanced Materials Laboratory (LSAM), Badji Mokhtar Annaba-University, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2828-1321
  • Karima Sifi Systems and Advanced Materials Laboratory (LSAM), Badji Mokhtar Annaba-University, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0813-5180
  • Samira Kilani-Morakchi Systems and Advanced Materials Laboratory (LSAM), Badji Mokhtar Annaba-University, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1662-4913

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51372/bioagro371.2

Keywords:

Drosophila melanogaster, longevity, non-target insect, offspring development, pyriproxyfen

Abstract

Pyriproxyfen, a juvenile hormone analog (JHA), is considered as reduced-risk alternative to synthetic pesticides for crop protection. It has been frequently used in agriculture and public health to manage insect pests.  However, recent studies have reported that pyriproxyfen may have adverse physiological effects on non-target organisms. This study investigated the effects of sublethal doses of the endocrine disrupting insecticide pyriproxyfen on Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera: Drosophilidae) as a non-target and biological model. Results showed that pyriproxyfen had a noticeable effect on developmental stages of the individuals of the exposed generation. Pyriproxyfen treatment significantly shortens adult longevity of both sexes, female and male. Finally, these results suggest that reproduction capacity in D. melanogaster is impacted by reducing the number of progeny after the parent’s generation treatment with pyriproxyfen. These research findings indicate that sublethal exposure to pyriproxyfen induces adverse physiological effects and affects offspring growth rates in non-target insects of Drosophila.

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2025-01-01

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Boulahbel, B., Bensebaa, F., Bezzar-Bendjazia, R., Ferdenache, M., Sifi, K., & Kilani-Morakchi, S. (2025). Sublethal impacts of pyriproxyfen on biological traits of non-target species, Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Bioagro, 37(1), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.51372/bioagro371.2

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