Physical Factors Influencing the Oviposition of Lutzomyia migonei (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Laboratory Conditions

Autor:	Elsa Nieves, Aloisio Ribeiro, Reginaldo Brazil
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Lutzomyia migonei sandfly oviposition physical space irregular surface laboratory conditions Microbiology QR1-502 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 92, Iss 6, Pp 733-737 (1997)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1678-8060 0074-0276
DOI:	10.1590/S0074-02761997000600002
Popis:	To determine the influence of physical factors on oviposition of Lutzomyia migonei (Diptera: Psychodidae) under laboratory conditions, two sets of experiments were performed. The first test was to determine the influence of the size of pots on oviposition. Gravid flies were placed individually or in groups in different oviposition pots. The number of eggs laid, oviposition time and survival of gravid females were observed. In the second experiment, the influence of irregular surfaces on oviposition was studied. The results suggested that physical space was not an important factor in the oviposition behavior of L. migonei and that the flies showed a preference to oviposit on irregular horizontal surfaces in response to thigmotropic behavior
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