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THE recent report by Brust and Fraenkel1 that ribonucleic acid inhibits emergence of adults of Phormia regina (Mg.) from the pupae prompted an immediate investigation of the effects of this component of the diet of Pseudosarcophaga affinis (Fall.) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae).
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HOUSE, H., BARLOW, J. Effects of Nucleic Acids on Larval Growth, Pupation and Adult Emergence of Pseudosarcophaga affinis (Fall.). Nature 180, 44 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180044a0
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