A window into fly sex: mating increases female but reduces male longevity in black soldier flies

Harjoko, Denise Nastaya; Hua, Qiaz Qian Hui; Toh, Erin Min Chi; Goh, Charlotte Yuen Je; Puniamoorthy, Nalini

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.03.007

A window into fly sex: mating increases female but reduces male longevity in black soldier flies

Sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity but it is also associated with costs such as exposure to parasites or reduced life span. Black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens, are a suitable model to investigate the trade-offs between reproduction and longevity as they largely rely on their larv…