Codling Moth: 1 Effects of 0 and 38 Krad of Gamma Irradiation on the Mating Capacity of Males
- 1 August 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 3 (4) , 645-646
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/3.4.645
Abstract
When male Laspeyresia pomonella (L.) were exposed to 0 or 38 krad of gamma irradiation within 24 h posteclosion and caged at ages 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days for 24 h with a 24-h-old virgin female, a significantly higher percentage of unirradiated males passed spermatophores than did irradiated males in each age group. Also, when similar males were caged with a similar female each day for 5 successive days, the untreated males passed a significantly greater number of spermatophores.Keywords
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