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Science 18 April 1969:
Vol. 164. no. 3877, pp. 318 - 319
DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3877.318
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Insect Metabolism of Photoaldrin and Photodieldrin

M. A. Q. Khan 1, Joseph D. Rosen 2, and Donald J. Sutherland 3

1 Department of Entomology and Economic Zoology, Bureau of Conservation and Environmental Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
2 Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Rutgers University
3 Department of Entomology and Economic Zoology, Rutgers University

Photoaldrin and photodieldrin, sunlight products of adrin and dieldrin, are rapidly metabolized to a more toxic material by flies and mosquito larvae. It is suggested that this conversion is the cause for the enhanced toxicities of the photoproducts.

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