HOST FINDING, FEEDING PATTERNS AND EVIDENCE FOR A MEMORIZED HOME-RANGE OF THE MOSQUITO AEDES-CANTANS

被引:31
作者
RENSHAW, M [1 ]
SERVICE, MW [1 ]
BIRLEY, MH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LIVERPOOL,LIVERPOOL SCH TROP MED,LIVERPOOL L3 5QA,ENGLAND
关键词
AEDES-CANTANS; FEEDING PREFERENCE; DISPERSAL; BLOODMEAL IDENTIFICATION; ELISA; MEMORIZED HOME RANGE; ENGLAND;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2915.1994.tb00162.x
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Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
ELISA tests of Aedes cantans bloodmeals in woo an near Liverpool during 1989 and 1990, revealed preferences for sheep and cows, these hosts representing more than 60% of the total. Dispersal studies carried out on newly-emerged adults and those caught at human bait, indicated that individuals move freely between the two woods studied, mixing as a single population. Mean recapture rates for mosquitoes marked with paint were 2.28% in 1989 and 6.3% in 1990. Recapture rates for mosquitoes marked with powder were 3.66% in 1989 and 6.25% in 1990. The patterns of dispersal of adult females suggest that Aedes cantans has a learned and memorized familiar area map and possesses a sense of location.
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页码:187 / 193
页数:7
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