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Larval release method for genetic control of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. G. Foster ,
M. J. Whitten ,
W. G. Vogt ,
T. L. Woodburn  and
J. T. Arnold
G. G. Foster
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601,Australia.
M. J. Whitten
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601,Australia.
W. G. Vogt
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601,Australia.
T. L. Woodburn
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601,Australia.
J. T. Arnold
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601,Australia.
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Abstract

A method for releasing genetically altered strains of Lucilia cuprina (Wied.) as free-falling larvae from aircraft was tested. Full-fed genetically marked third-instar larvae were released from aircraft flying at a height of 150 m and speeds of 120 or 220 km/h. Progeny tests of adult flies trapped subsequently indicated that released male larvae survived to the adult stage and were competitive with wild males for females.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , April 1978 , pp. 75 - 83
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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