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AI InsightThe increase in the exposure time to Chlorpyrifos causes the movements to slow down by half compared to the short-term exposure, while the movements increase compared to the control, and this change in the movement is due to the resistance of the insect.
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Abstract
Today, the increase in the use of pesticides, which are highly resistant to environmental conditions, gains importance by directly or indirectly affecting human and environmental health. Chlorpyrifos, a broad spectrum organophosphate insecticide with neurotoxic effect; it causes DNA damage in living organisms by taking it to the organism through water and food, and toxicity by providing the formation of reactive oxygen species. Organophosphorus insecticides, which are effective on the nervous system, cause changes in features such as memory, movement, climbing and courtship. For this purpose, the change in movement according to climbing performance was determined after 2 and 24 h of feeding with Chlorpyrifos (0.015–15 µg/l) added to the adult model organism (Drosophila melanogaster Meigen) diet. It was determined that climbing performance increased in female and male individuals in direct proportion to the amount of Chlorpyrifos added to the diet with short-term exposure. The increase in the exposure time to Chlorpyrifos causes the movements to slow down by half compared to the short-term exposure, while the movements increase compared to the control, and this change in the movement is due to the resistance of the insect.