Insect hormones as tsetse abortifacients

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Journal Article

Journal Name

Nature

Publication Date

12-1-1975

Abstract

FEMALE tsetse flies produce only one offspring at a time, the larva being retained within the uterus where it is nurtured from the female's milk gland1. The low reproductive potential resulting from this curious form of viviparity is a feature that can perhaps be exploited as a vulnerable link in the life cycle. My experiments show it is possible to disrupt the normal 9 d pregnancy cycle2 by using insect hormones to induce abortion. © 1975 Nature Publishing Group.

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