Florida Entomologist (2009) 92, 159-160

O.G. Marti and J.E. Carpenter (2009)
Effect of irradiation on the incidence of mating in Cactoblastis cactorum
Florida Entomologist 92 (1), 159-160
Abstract: No deleterious effects due to irradiation of male C. cactorum at 200 Gy were found, and no differences in mating frequency or longevity of irradiated male moths or of female moths mated to irradiated males were detected in our laboratory tests. Although many factors may influence the overall competitiveness of sterile insects released in a SIT program, we conclude that the irradiation (200Gy) of C. cactorum males used in the current SIT program does not adversely affect mating ability or frequency.
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Database assignments for author(s): Orville G. Marti, James E. Carpenter

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Cactoblastis cactorum