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Effect of 60Co-γ Ray Radiation on the Reproduction of Cochineal (Homoptera: Coecoidea: Dactylopiidae)

Received: 26 October 2016     Accepted: 7 November 2016     Published: 2 December 2016
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60Co-γ ray has been used to develop new varieties of cochineal. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of 60Co-γ ray radiation on the reproduction of cochineal. Different doses of 60Co-γ ray were used to treat cochineal and the ability of generating offspring was determined. The results showed that high dose of 60Co-γ ray treatment dramatically reduced the ability of cochineal to produce offspring. F1 generation of cochineal treated with high dose of 60Co-γ (3000rad) only produced small number of F2 generation and F2 cochineal were no longer able to produce offspring. In contrast, low dose of 60Co-γ ray treatment dramatically increased the number of female F1, while the number of male F1 was only slightly increased compared with those untreated cochineal. Under the dose of 500rad, the reproductive ability of F2 generation was significantly increased, but the female body volume and the number of brooding eggs were relatively small. Under the dose of 1000rad, the female body volume and the number of brooding eggs were not significantly different from those untreated cochineal. The female body volume and the number of brooding eggs in F3 generation were slightly higher than the control under both 500rad and 1000rad doses.

Published in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 5, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.aff.20160506.15
Page(s) 243-248
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Keywords

60Co-γ Ray, Radiation, Cochineal, Offspring, Biological Characteristics

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  • Research Institute of Resource Insects, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming, China

  • Xishan Forestry Farm, Kunming Forestry Bureau, Kunming, China

  • Research Institute of Resource Insects, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming, China

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