Vogt W G, Woodburn T L, Foster G G
Aust J Biol Sci. 1985;38(3):259-73. doi: 10.1071/bi9850259.
Field trials were conducted with translocation/eye colour (TE) strains of L. cuprina to measure the mating ability of the males under field conditions and assess their potential for suppressing sheep blowfly populations. Rates of increase in L. cuprina were highest in spring (3.9-9.1 per generation), consistently low during summer (0.1-0.6 per generation) and somewhat higher during autumn (1.1-3.4 per generation). The TE strains released had the potential to prevent population increases of this magnitude. Their failure to do so during these trials resulted from their low mating competitiveness (0.33) relative to that of field-reared males (1.0), inadequacy of the larval release method and the limited capacity of the experimental mass-rearing facility.
利用铜绿蝇的易位/眼色（TE）品系进行了田间试验，以测定雄性铜绿蝇在田间条件下的交配能力，并评估它们抑制羊蝇种群的潜力。铜绿蝇的种群增长率在春季最高（每代3.9 - 9.1），夏季一直较低（每代0.1 - 0.6），秋季略高（每代1.1 - 3.4）。释放的TE品系有潜力阻止如此规模的种群增长。在这些试验中它们未能做到这一点，是由于相对于田间饲养的雄性铜绿蝇（交配竞争力为1.0），其交配竞争力较低（0.33）、幼虫释放方法不完善以及实验大规模饲养设施的能力有限。
