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INSECT FAUNA OF NESTS OF THE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS, AT DELTA MARSH, MANITOBA1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Deborah E. Hood  and
H. E. Welch
Deborah E. Hood
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3T 2N2
H. E. Welch
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3T 2N2
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Abstract

Five red-winged blackbird nests were collected from Delta Marsh, Manitoba in June 1975 and examined for insect fauna. Three nests were examined in October 1975, and one in June 1976 for Siphonaptera and Calliphoridae. Two thousand five hundred and forty arthropod specimens of 68 insect species and a few undetermined species of Acarina were recovered. Of the insects, 65.5% were Diptera, 27.6% were Coleoptera, and the remainder were from six other orders. Blood feeding forms included Culicoides crepuscularis (Diptera) and Ceratophyllus garei (Siphonaptera). The fauna of these wet nests differed qualitatively and quantitatively from dry nests studied by others.

Résumé

Cinq nids de carouge à épaulette recueillis à Delta Marsh, Manitoba, en juin 1975, ont été examinés pour la présence d’insectes. Trois nids ont été examinés en octobre 1975 et un en juin 1976, pour la présence de Siphonaptères et de Calliphoridae. Deux mille cinq cent quarante spécimens d’arthropodes dont 68 espèces d’insectes et quelques espèces d’acariens non-identifiées, ont été dénombrés. Parmi les insectes, 65.5% étaient des Diptères, 27.6% des Coléoptères, et le reste se répartissaient dans 6 autres ordres. Parmi les hématophages se retrouvaient Culicoides crepuscularis (Diptera) et Ceratophyllus garei (Siphonaptera). La faune de ces nids humides diffère qualitativement et quantitativement de celle de nids plus secs étudiés par d’autres chercheurs.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 112 , Issue 6 , 01 June 1980 , pp. 567 - 572
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1980

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