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TY - JOUR
T1 - Semiochemical mediation of oviposition by the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis
AU - DOUGHERTY, M. J.
AU - HAMILTON, J. G.C.
AU - Ward, R. D.
PY - 1993/7
Y1 - 1993/7
N2 - Extracts of rabbit food, hay and rabbit faeces elicited a positive oviposition response from gravid female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae). Combined extract of rabbit food and oviposition pheromone had a synergistic effect on sandfly egg‐laying, greatly increasing the number of eggs laid and resulting in a highly targeted response. Individually tubed flies, exposed to the combined extract, were shown to be 3.5 times more likely to survive oviposition and laid 2.5 times more eggs than control flies. A laboratory oviposition trap baited with the combined extract was tested in a cage and caught 31 (62%) of 50 gravid L.longipalpis over a 72h period.
AB - Extracts of rabbit food, hay and rabbit faeces elicited a positive oviposition response from gravid female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae). Combined extract of rabbit food and oviposition pheromone had a synergistic effect on sandfly egg‐laying, greatly increasing the number of eggs laid and resulting in a highly targeted response. Individually tubed flies, exposed to the combined extract, were shown to be 3.5 times more likely to survive oviposition and laid 2.5 times more eggs than control flies. A laboratory oviposition trap baited with the combined extract was tested in a cage and caught 31 (62%) of 50 gravid L.longipalpis over a 72h period.
KW - Diptera
KW - Lutzomyia longipalpis
KW - mediation
KW - oviposition
KW - Phlebotominae
KW - semiochemical
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00680.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00680.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 8369556
AN - SCOPUS:0027789819
VL - 7
SP - 219
EP - 224
JO - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
JF - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
SN - 0269-283X
IS - 3
ER -