Autor(es): Harris P; Riordan D F; Cooke D

Resumo: Caged Aedes aegypti and Culex tarsalis are attracted to insect larvae, engorge on their body fluids, and produce viable eggs. Attractiveness of the larvae is related to their size, shape, and color but not to their movement. The possibility that wild mosquitoes substitute insect hemolymph for vertebrate blood is discussed.

Imprenta: Science, v. 164, n. 3876, p. 184-185, 1969

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1126/science.164.3876.184

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Public health

Data de publicação: 1969