To examine if the over activation of the melanization pathway affected the survivorship of D. melanogaster following attack by aphid soldiers, we compared the survivorship of Drosophila mutants defici
Embryos were treated with 3.9 mM APAP starting at different timepoints, then continuously through 6 dpf, then stained with Alcian blue. Imaged at 45X total magnification on a stereomicroscope.