PENGARUH IRADIASI GAMMA TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN KAWIN DAN BERBIAK LALAT BUAH BACTROCERA CARAMBOLAE (DREW & HANCOCK)
Rachmia Widyiana 1) dan Achmad Nasroh. Kuswadi 2) 1) Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Brawijaya, Malang. 2) Pusat Aplikasi teknologi Isotop dan Radiasi (PATIR) – BATAN, Jakarta anakuswa@hotmail.com ABSTRACT EFFCT OF GAMMA IRRADIATION ON THE PROPENSITY OF BACTROCERA CARAMBOLAE (DREW & HANCOCK) FRUIT FLY TO MATE AND REPRODUCE. Sterile fruit flies to be released in the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) control programme may be obtained by irradiation of the pupae. In order to observed the effect of irradiation on the capacity of B. carambolae fruit flies to mate and reproduce, male irradiated flies were paired with normal female, and female irradiated with normal male. In each pairing, number of successful matings, and number eggs produced (fecundity) and fertility the eggs were recorded. The results showed that the mating capacity of the irradiated flies of both sexes reduced from 100 percent (control) to between 90 – 80 percent in adults emerged from pupae irradiated with 30 – 120 Gy...