Weidhaas D E, Labrecque G C
Bull World Health Organ. 1970;43(5):721-5.
The population level and potential rate of increase of a population of houseflies, Musca domestica L., on Grand Turk Island was studied for about 2 years to determine what changes occurred when no control was applied (the first year) and when the population was totally suppressed by the application of chemosterilant baits (the second year). During the first year the population was relatively stable (the highest density occurred in June and the lowest in January) and the difference between the high and low levels was only 3-fold. When chemosterilant baits were applied over a 40-week period and total suppression was achieved, calculations based on the sterility achieved and the resulting control revealed that the population showed potential rates of increase ranging up to 4-fold during the period from June through October and from 4-fold to 11-fold from December through April. Thus, in the field, the potential rates of increase of the housefly are low despite its high biotic potential.
在大特克岛对家蝇（Musca domestica L.）种群的数量水平和潜在增长率进行了约两年的研究，以确定在不进行控制（第一年）以及通过使用化学绝育诱饵使种群完全受到抑制（第二年）时会发生哪些变化。在第一年，种群相对稳定（最高密度出现在6月，最低密度出现在1月），高低水平之间的差异仅为3倍。当在40周的时间内使用化学绝育诱饵并实现完全抑制后，根据所达到的不育率和由此产生的控制效果进行计算表明，在6月至10月期间，种群的潜在增长率高达4倍，而在12月至4月期间则为4倍至11倍。因此，在野外，尽管家蝇具有很高的生物潜能，但其潜在增长率却很低。
