Open AccessREDUCTION IN OFFSPRING SURVIVAL OF LUCILIA CUPRINA (WIEDEMANN) FOLLOWING CONSUMPTION OF INSECT DEVELOPMENT INHIBITORS
Author(s) -
Levot G. W.,
Shipp E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1984.tb01915.x
Subject(s) - lucilia cuprina , biology , diazinon , diflubenzuron , offspring , insect , pupa , larva , calliphoridae , strain (injury) , toxicology , metamorphosis , zoology , pesticide , botany , ecology , anatomy , genetics , pregnancy
The insect development inhibitors BAY SIR 8514 (BS), diflubenzuron (DFB) and Cyromazine (CGA‐72662) (CGA) were examined for their ability to reduce egg laying and survival from egg to pupa, when eaten by susceptible and diazinon‐resistant adult female Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann). BS and DFB reduced the number of eggs developing to‐pupae in each strain, the diazinon‐resistant R‐strain being affected by about half the dose needed for the susceptible flies, but the Q‐strain demonstrating some cross‐resistance. BS was 6–8 times more effective than DFB. CGA did not influence the development of offspring in a dose‐dependent manner.