Effect of gamma-radiation on Glossina pallidipes Aust.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1475-2670|58|4|755-762

ISSN: 0007-4853

Source: Bulletin of Entomological Research, Vol.58, Iss.4, 1969-05, pp. : 755-762

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Abstract

Sufficient pupae of G. pallidipes Aust. for testing were available from the Zambezi valley only between September and early November and were of all ages. These pupae or the adult fly were exposed to gamma-radiation from a 60Co source at rates between 54 and 122 rads per min., and reproduction and mortality were studied by described procedures.