Oviposition in Culicoides impunctatus under laboratory conditions

Autor:	William Mordue, S. Carpenter, Anne Jennifer Mordue
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	biology Ceratopogonidae fungi Zoology biology.organism_classification Moss Sphagnum Culex quinquefasciatus Colonisation Juncus articulatus Insect Science parasitic diseases Botany Juncus Nuisance Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 101:123-129
ISSN:	1570-7458 0013-8703
DOI:	10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00897.x
Popis:	We present a laboratory-based examination of oviposition preference in the Scottish biting midge, Culicoides impunctatus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). A variety of oviposition substrates were screened in no-choice and choice bioassays for efficacy in eliciting an egg-laying response. Both upper-layer photosynthetic Sphagnum spp. moss and Juncus articulatus infusions were identified as producing increased oviposition under no-choice conditions. During choice trials against a control of damp cottonwool, upper-layer Sphagnum spp. moss produced a significantly greater egg-laying response. These conclusions are interpreted in terms of possible cues involved in oviposition site selection and assessed for future use in colonisation of this troublesome species.
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