To understand a link between the immune response and behavior, we describe a method to measure locomotor behavior in Drosophila during bacterial infection as well as the ability of flies to mount an immune response by monitoring survival, bacterial load, and real-time activity of a key regulator of innate immunity, NFκB.
Kuo, T., Handa, A., Williams, J. A. Quantitative Measurement of the Immune Response and Sleep in Drosophila. J. Vis. Exp. (70), e4355, doi:10.3791/4355 (2012).