Showing papers by "Martha S. Hunter published in 1992"

Male production induced by antibiotic treatment in Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) an asexual species

Abstract: The production of large numbers of males in the thelytokous speciesEncarsia formosa was induced by feeding antibiotics to their mothers. The males induced by antibiotic treatment produce sperm and sometimes mate with females, but insemination does not occur.