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

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The production of large numbers of males in the thelytokous speciesEncarsia 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.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Comstock Hall, Cornell University, 14853-0999, Ithaca, New York, USA

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

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Zchori-Fein, E., Roush, R.T. & Hunter, M.S. Male production induced by antibiotic treatment inEncarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), an asexual species. Experientia 48, 102–105 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923619

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Key words

  • Thelytoky
  • microorganisms
  • autoparasitoid
  • biological control
  • sex ratio
  • parthenogenesis