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STUDIES OF AEDES TRISERIATUS (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) OVIPOSITION ATTRACTANTS. EVIDENCE FOR ATTRACTANT PRODUCTION BY KAOLIN-TREATED LARVAE1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Ivan N. McDaniel ,
Michael D. Bentley ,
Hai-Poong Lee  and
Mitsuyoshi Yatagai
Ivan N. McDaniel
Affiliation:
University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469
Michael D. Bentley
Affiliation:
University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469
Hai-Poong Lee
Affiliation:
University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469
Mitsuyoshi Yatagai
Affiliation:
University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469
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Abstract

Larvae of both Aedes triseriatus (Say) and Aedes atropalpus (Coquillett) produce oviposition attractants active for A. triseriatus, even when the larvae are pretreated with kaolin. These experiments demonstrate that the earlier observed attractancy of larval holding waters was not simply due to the presence of waste matter or associated microorganisms from the larval gut. It is further shown that the active material may be extracted directly from the larvae into hexane or ether. It is also demonstrated that the larval produced oviposition attractants of these species are similar in their ability to attract gravid females of A. triseriatus.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , February 1979 , pp. 143 - 147
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1979

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