Effect of constant light on male sterility in the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis

• Published in: Physiological entomology Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 165 - 170
• Main Authors: Bębas, P., Cymborowski, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.06.1999; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Cotton leafworm; eupyrene sperm; light effect; male sterility; Noctuidae; spermatogenesis; Spodoptera littoralis; testes

Summary Females of the cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis) reared in long day conditions (LD 16:8 h) and mated to males kept throughout the whole period of development in continuous light (LL) oviposit very small numbers of mostly sterile eggs. It was found that in control males reared from the...