Preference for a pupation
site is a crucial phase in Drosophila's pre-adult behavioral development
since the location a larva chooses may significantly affect its chances of
surviving as a pupa. In this study, PSP was investigated using D. melanogaster
larvae cultivated in wheat-cream agar and combined (wheat-cream agar + caffeine
powder) media. Pupae in wheat cream agar media tended to pupate more frequently
in the following order: on the media's surface, on its wall, and next to the
cotton plug. However, the larvae cultivated in the test (caffeine) media prefer
to pupate more frequently on the media bottle wall, then close to the cotton
plug, and less frequently on the media surface. In contrast, the PSP varies
depending on the concentration of caffeine media (2.5g, 5g, and 10g). In 2.5g,
the larvae prefer to pupate primarily on the media bottle wall, followed by the
media surface and less on the cotton plug; in 5g, the larvae prefer to pupate
primarily on the media bottle wall, followed by the cotton plug and less on the
media surface; and in 10g, the larvae prefer to pupate primarily on the media
bottle wall, followed by the cotton plug and very little on the media surface.
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