Sexual Sterilization of Screw-Worm Flies¹by N,N'-Tetramethylenebis( 1- Aziridinecarboxamide): Influence of Route of Administration^2,3

Author: CRYSTAL, MAXWELL M.

Source: Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 61, Number 1, February 1968 , pp. 134-139(6)

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

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Abstract:

Screw-worm flies, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), treated at different stages of the life cycle with N,N'-tetramethylenebis (l-aziridinecarboxamide), could not be sexually sterilized by incorporating the chemosterilant in the larval medium or by immersing prepuce in a solution however, screw-worm flies were sterilized successfully by immersing pupae, and sterility was induced in adults be all routes of administration: topical application, oral treatment, tarsal contact with a residual film, and injection. Oral administration to adults reduced the survival of treated flies at least half; the other routes had no adverse effects on survival. Topically sterilized males were at least fully competitive sexually, but males sterilized by tarsal contact or intrathoracic inoculation were less competitive than normal males.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1968-02-01

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Journal of Economic Entomology is published bimonthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December. The journal publishes articles on the economic significance of insects and is divided into the following sections: apiculture & social insects; arthropods in relation to plant disease; forum; insecticide resistance and resistance management; ecotoxicology; biological and microbial control; ecology and behavior; sampling and biostatistics; household and structural insects; medical entomology; molecular entomology; veterinary entomology; forest entomology; horticultural entomology; field and forage crops, and small grains; stored-product; commodity treatment and quarantine entomology; and plant resistance. In addition to research papers, Journal of Economic Entomology publishes Letters to the Editor, interpretive articles in a Forum section, Short Communications, Rapid Communications, and Book Reviews.
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