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Straight chain saturated fatty acids containing 8–11 carbon atoms were found toxic to house fly larvae, Musca domestica L. The water-insoluble dodecanoic acid was nontoxic in a dry environment but toxic if the larvae were wetted with water. Toxicity of decanoic acid also increased with the amount of moisture present on the larvae.
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Quraishi et al. (1965) studied this question.
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