Figure 4

(a) Mortality (n = 10, treatment repeated 5 times). (b,c) Mean relative growth rate (MRGR) within 24 hours and 96 hours (n = 10, treatment repeated 3 times). 0.56 nM of CdTe QDs was administered to 5th instar larvae 48 h after molting via oral injection; water was injected as control. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 indicate significant differences (n = 5 larvae and repeat test 3 times).