Abstract:The 48 h LC50 of DDT to Moina macrocopa was determined by acute toxici ty test, and the effects of different concentrations (1, 8, 16, 24, 32 and 40 μg·L-1) of DDT on the life table demography of M. macrocopa was studied by life table demography. The results showed that the 48 h LC50 of DDT to M. macrocopa was 324 μg·L-1. 1-40 μg·L-1 of DDT had no significant effects on the life expectancy at birth, generation time, net reproductive rate, and gross productive rate of M. macrocopa (P>0.05), but significantly affected the intrinsic rate of population increase (rm) (P<0.05). The rm of M. macrocopa increased markedly at 8, 16 and 40 μg·L-1 of DDT, compared with the blank control, indicating that when the life table demography of M. macrocopa was u sed to monitor the ecological effects of sublethal concentrations of DDT, rm could be a sensitive indicator.