Induction of dominant lethal mutations for control of the facefly, Musca autumnalis DeGeer.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1991.tb00538.x

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Induction of dominant lethal mutations for control of the facefly, Musca autumnalis DeGeer.

Medical and veterinary entomology - 1 Apr 1991

Mansour Y M, Krafsur E S

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1. Application of the sterile insect technique (SIT) to the facefly, Musca autumnalis DeGeer, is considered. 2. Six-day-old pupae were exposed to ionizing irradiation at doses in the range 100-1600 rads, each treatment being replicated six times. 3. Eclosion was unaffected but fecundity and ferti...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Female
Fertility
Fertilization
Longevity
Male
Muscidae
Mutation
Pest Control, Biological

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