Effect of juvenile hormone on Musca domestica vicina Macq. II. The gonotrophic cycle.
The effect of the topical application of the synthetic juvenile hormone JH-I on adult specimens of Musca domestica vicina Macq was studied. The adult stage responded to different JH-I concentrations in different ways. The gonotrophic cycle was shortened, the number of eggs decreased and the hatching rate was reduced. The adults of the next generation displayed a number of anomalies. The ovarian amino acid concentrations varied considerably according to the dose of JH-I and the stage of maturation of the relevant ovary.
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt.
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Shalaby
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Abd el-Ghaffar
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el Zayat
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Youssef
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006793:Houseflies / Q000187:drug effects*; D007605:Juvenile Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
D007605:Juvenile Hormones; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C008442:juvenile hormone I