Selection for DDT Resistance in a Beneficial Insect Parasite
- 1 February 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 115 (2979) , 117-118
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.115.2979.117
Abstract
Expts. are in progress to see whether it is possible to produce by selective breeding appreciable DDT resistance in insect parasites of pest insects. Selection of DDT-resistant forms of Macrocentrus ancylivorus (Hymenoptera), an effective parasite of the larvae of the oriental fruit moth, was carried out daily for 9 mos. At the end of this period, DDT-resistance in females had been increased 4.35 times, and that of the males 3.72 times, as great as that of the original stock.Keywords
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