Mating Frequency of Female Pink Bollworms Collected from Light Traps

Authors: GRAHAM, H. M.; GLICK, P. A.; OUYE, M. T.; MARTIN, D. F.

Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 58, Number 4, July 1965 , pp. 595-596(2)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

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Abstract:

Studies of the feasibility of using a sterile-male release method for controlling populations of the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Ouye et al. 1964), created interest in the frequency of mating of females of this species in nature. The question of seasonal variations in mating frequency was of particular interest. Squire (1937) reported that the moths mate only once; however, studies by Lukefahr and Griffin (1957) and Ouye et al. (1964) under laboratory conditions indicated that a significant number of females mated more than once. The study of Ouye et al. included a portion of the data reported herein.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1965-07-01

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