Genetics of Sex Determination in the Hessian Fly, Mayetiola destructor

Individual females of the Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say), produce four types of progenies: (1) all female progenies, (2) all male progenies, (3) predominantly female, bisexual progenies, and (4) predominantly male, bisexual progenies. Based on experimental results, a genetic model involv…