Abstract
A combination consisting of 0.1% ( wt/v ) reserpine incorporated in the larval diet plus treatment of the resulting pupae with 7.5 had of gamma irradiation was tested in the laboratory to determine whether it would sterilize Heliothis virescens (F.) without adversely affecting the life cycle, sexual behavior, and adult longevity. The two substerilizing treatments induced complete sterility in females, but the fecundity and fertility of untreated females mated with treated males were reduced only 24 and 49%, respectively, compared with untreated moths. Sexual behavior (spermatophore transfer) and adult longevity were not adversely affected.
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