Abstract
Male azuki bean weevils sterilized by apholate topically applied in acetone were as competitive as normal males in mating. Total number of eggs deposited in every combination of sterilized and normal males for females were equal within the random sampling error in every level of dosage applied. Total number of eggs hatched were decreased according to the increase of the number of sterilized males in the sterilized and normal male combinations. Percentage of eggs hatched was inversely related to the dosage.
