The reproductive capacity of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) males treated with precocenes

The reproductive capacity of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) males treated with precocenes

Reproductive performance including mating, semen transfer, egg production and hatching rate were investigated in pairs of Panstrongylus megistus in wich the male was treated with either precocene II or ethoxyprecocene II, topically applied shortly after imaginal molt. Eighty percent of the males wer...

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Main Authors: Vânia M. S. Cavalcante, Lêda N. Regis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1992-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
reproduction
Panstrongylus megistus
precocene
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000400002

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