Genetic control of delia antiqua diptera anthomyiidae sensitivity to diapause interfering with a field cage experiment using a homo zygous chromosomal translocation
Robinson, A.S.; Herfst, M.; Vosselman, L.
Bulletin of Entomological Research 70(1): 103-112
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-4853 Accession: 005513037
A translocation homozygous strain (TT) of D. antiqua (Mg) was released into a field cage in Wageningen, The Netherlands, together with a standard laboratory strain (++). During the course of the season, the fecundity and fertility of the adults were measured together with the karyotype frequencies (TT+; T+; ++) of the F1 progeny. No selective disadvantage of the translocation karyotypes was observed. Only 4 F1 adults emerged in the field cage; a sample of pupae was removed from the cage and nearly 100% of the surviving pupae had entered diapause. This was confirmed from the remainder of the pupae. The fertility of eggs from the emerging adults was reduced to 54%, compared with the standard fertility of nearly 90%, but because of the diapause response of the strains used, the effect of this reduced fertility in the field-cage population was not followed. Reasons for the change in diapause response of the laboratory strains are discussed and suggestions made as to how this could be prevented. The report highlights the importance of quality in control techniques involving translocations.