Male production induced by antibiotic treatment in Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), an asexual species

E. Zchori-Fein; R. T. Roush; M. S. Hunter

doi:10.1007/BF01923619

Male production induced by antibiotic treatment in Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), an asexual species

E. Zchori-Fein, R. T. Roush, M. S. Hunter

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Abstract

The production of large numbers of males in the thelytokous species Encarsia formosa was induced by feeding antibiotics to their mothers. The males induced by antibiotic treatment produce sperm and sometimes mate with females, but insemination does not occur.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	102-105
Number of pages	4
Journal	Experientia
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923619
State	Published - Jan 1992

Keywords

Thelytoky
autoparasitoid
biological control
microorganisms
parthenogenesis
sex ratio

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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