Abstract
The sensitivity of an apterygote insect to precocene II was investigated for the first time in females of Thermobia domestica. Topical applications of this compound, which has been said to possess anti-juvenile hormone activity, were carried out at various times in the postecdysial period of a reproductive cycle, during intense vitellogenesis in the terminal oöcytes. The effects of treatment were observed on mortality, fecundity, insemination and also on the ultrastructure of corpora allata; they depend on the dose used and on the day of treatment. A single application of 10 μg/insect at the beginning of the postecdysial period induces antigonadotropic effects in females reared both with and without males. The effects of precocene add to those of non-insemination, which also elicits inhibition of oöcyte maturation. In addition, the cytotoxic action of precocene, leading to degeneration of the corpora allata, which is most probably irreversible, was demonstrated.
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