Chemosterilization of Adult Horn Flies1
- 1 October 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 59 (5) , 1171-1173
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/59.5.1171
Abstract
Apholate, tepa, and an aziridinyl benzoquinone compound [2,5-bis(l-azirldinyl)-3,6-bis (2-methoxyethoxy)-p-benzoquinone] induced sterility in adult male and female horn flies, Haematobia irritans (L.), when applied topically or mixed with the diet. Topically, 0.1 [mu]g/fly of the aziridinyl benzoquinone compound and 0.5 [mu]g/fly of apholate effectively sterilized the flies. A diet containing 0.05% tepa or 0.01% apholate produced complete sterility when it was given to adult males and females as a single overnight feeding. Horn flies fed continously on a diet containing 5 ppm of tepa were completely sterilized. Mating tests indicated that male horn flies sterilized with tepa were not so competitive as untreated males.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Chilling vs. Other Methods of Immobilizing Flies2Journal of Economic Entomology, 1965
- A Versatile Automatic Microapplicator1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1960
- Use of Insects for Their Own Destruction1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1960