Effect of egg mass age on subsequent oviposition by Simulium reptans (Diptera: Simuliidae)
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1Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Journal of Medical Entomology
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
The frequency distribution of Simulium reptans L. egg deposition on artificial substrates with different egg mass age characteristics showed there was a preference for substrates with 1-d-old egg masses present. The reason for this preference is not known, but it may involve an oviposition pheromone.