Studies were undertaken to find out the effect of gamma irradiation onthe larvae of house fly.Muace domestic and the results Indicate that exposure of larvae to doses from 2 to 10kr caused prolorgation in the larval developmental period ranging from 22.88 to 140.68 per cent.Irradiation of larvae did not have any marked influence on pupation and also the weight of pupae.The effect of irradiation was apparent in adult emergence,since it was reduced from 86.5 per cent O kr to nil emergence at 3kr.
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