Abstract
Hippelates pusio Loew males which had been sterilized as adults with gamma radiation were found to be fully competitive with untreated males in fertilizing females in laboratory tests. When males were sterilized in the pupal stage, there was a significant reduction in their ability to compete with untreated males. Observations on the testes indicated a significant reduction in the size of testes of males treated in the pupal stage, while testes of males irradiated as adults were similar in size to untreated controls. When females were treated with a sterilizing dose as adults, initial oviposition was 1.6-and 2.3-fold greater than untreated females during the first and second days of oviposition, respectively. Thereafter the untreated females laid greater numbers of eggs to the end of the test period.
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