Abstract

European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner is one of the polyphagous insects which causes damage to more than 200 plant species. This study evaluated the applicability of using sterile insect technique (SIT) and F1 sterility (when male parents were irradiated by sub-sterilizing doses). Accordingly, the effect of gamma radiation at doses 100–350 Gy was determined on the biological and reproductive parameters.

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