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The Ohio State University Knowledge Bank Ohio Journal of Science (Ohio Academy of Science) Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 64, Issue 4 (July, 1964) 1964-07 Studies on the Mating Behavior of the House Fly, Musca Domestica L. Murvosh, Chad M.; Fye, R. L.; LaBrecque, G. C. The Ohio Journal of Science. v64 n4 (July, 1964), 264-271 /1811/5017 Downloaded from the Knowledge Bank, The Ohio State Universitys institutional repository STUDIES ON THE MATING BEHAVIOR OF THE HOUSE FLY, MUSCA DOMESTICA L.1 CHAD M. MURVOSH, R . L. FYE AND G. C . LABRECQUE Entomology Research Division, Agric. Res. Serv., U.S.D.A. Gainesville, Fla. Fundamental knowledge on the mating behavior of insects is more important today than ever, not only because of academic interest, but also because of recent advances by means of which control or eradication of pest species is possible through sterilization by radiation and/or chemicals. Although investigators have studied the house fly for many years, surprising gaps exist in our knowledge of the basic biology of this species. House fly mating behavior has been previously described in rather general terms, but only a few detailed investigations have been reported in the literature. The research presented herein was conducted to add to this fund of necessary information and represents an attempt to elucidate certain aspects of mating behavior. The Orlando regular house fly colony, a laboratory strain 20 years old, was used in performing these studies. INITIAL MATING AGE Two series of tests were run to determine the age at which male and female