Mosquitoes Feeding on Insect Larvae
- 11 April 1969
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 164 (3876), 184-185
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.164.3876.184
Abstract
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.Keywords
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