【Abstract】 Objective To determine the lethal feeding period (LFP) of 0.0025% Chlorophacinone baits in Meriones unguiculatus. Methods A LFP?resistance?based detection method developed by the EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) was adopted. Results The minimum lethal dose was 6.3510 mg/kg for M. unguiculatus, the highest survival dose 13.0230 mg/kg. Statistically significant differences were observed in the feeding period and its corresponding mortalities between male and female groups (P=0.036), the Probit model (feeding period versus mortality) being Probit (p)=-2.651 95+0.798 17x (P=0.901), and Probit(p)=-5.620 58+2.160 45x (P=0.999), respectively. The LFP50, LFP98, LFP99 and their 95% confidence limits(CI) were 3.322 53 d(2.740 04-3.952 39), 5.895 58 d(4.939 49-8.323 31), and 6.237 11 d (5.184 50-8.950 40) in the female M. unguiculatus; and 2.601 59 d (2.210 62-2.989 34), 3.552 20 d (3.115 84-5.024 47) and 3.678 38 d (3.204 01-5.326 58) in the male M. unguiculatus. Conclusion In LFP resistance detection using 0.0025% Chlorophacinone baits in M. unguiculatus, the 95%CI upper limit of LFP98, an integer number of days when applied as the drug?resistant testing standards, was 8 d for female rats and 5 d for males that survived in the feeding period; on the other hand, the 95%CI upper limit of LFP99, as an alternative, was 9 d for surviving female rats and 5 d for surviving males in the feeding period.
2010, 21 (2):
109-111.