Chemosterilant Activity of Oils, Especially Oil of Sterculia foetida, in the House Fly13

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Oils containing cyclopropene acids and epoxy groups were tested as chemosterilants of the adult house fly, Musca domestica L. The most effective oil, derived from seeds of Sterculia foetida L., sterilized only the female. Flies fed diets containing 2.5 and 5% of this oil produced no eggs, even though both sexes were present throughout the test period. Oil from S. foetida nuts aged 10 months retained its activity, an indication that the active principle is quite stable prior to extraction. The oil is reported to be edible. Therefore, it may be possible to use it in areas where aziridine sterilants cannot be used. This female sterilant may also buttress the action of the more effective sterilants that are active against both sexes.

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