Integration of Radiation with Cytoplasmic Incompatibility for Genetic Control in the Culex Pipiens Complex (Diptera: Culicidae)
- 27 November 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 22 (6) , 648-653
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/22.6.648
Abstract
Crosses between Culex pipiens form molestus and Cx. quinquefasciatus confirmed bidirectional incompatibility between them. In a genetic control operation the risks of release of fertile females could be avoided by irradiation, but complete sterilization of Cx. p. form molestus females required a higher dose (7 kR) than did Cx. quinquefasciatus females (6 kR). The unirradiated molestus males competed equally with unirradiated quinquefasciatus males, but the irradiated molestus males showed significantly reduced competitiveness.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: