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Semiochemical mediation of oviposition by the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis

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Semiochemical mediation of oviposition by the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis. / DOUGHERTY, M. J.; HAMILTON, J. G.C.; Ward, R. D.
In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 07.1993, p. 219-224.

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DOUGHERTY MJ, HAMILTON JGC, Ward RD. Semiochemical mediation of oviposition by the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 1993 Jul;7(3):219-224. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00680.x

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DOUGHERTY, M. J. ; HAMILTON, J. G.C. ; Ward, R. D. / Semiochemical mediation of oviposition by the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis. In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 1993 ; Vol. 7, No. 3. pp. 219-224.

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title = "Semiochemical mediation of oviposition by the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Diptera, Lutzomyia longipalpis, mediation, oviposition, Phlebotominae, semiochemical",
author = "DOUGHERTY, {M. J.} and HAMILTON, {J. G.C.} and Ward, {R. D.}",
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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

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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

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VL - 7

SP - 219

EP - 224

JO - Medical and Veterinary Entomology

JF - Medical and Veterinary Entomology

SN - 0269-283X

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