Use of a modified Marchand cage to study mating and swarming behavior in Culex tarsalis, with reference to colonization

Selective pressures in laboratory rearing may account for the poor field mating of laboratory reared Culex tarsalis males. Previous studies of swarming behavior of field collected Cx. tarsalis had to be done in the field since such adults did not exhibit normal swarming in cages. Field collected ind...

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Published inJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 4; no. 4; p. 516
Main Authors Peloquin, J J, Asman, S M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1988
Subjects
Animals
Culex - physiology
Entomology - instrumentation
Equipment Design
Female
Male
Sexual Behavior, Animal
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Summary:Selective pressures in laboratory rearing may account for the poor field mating of laboratory reared Culex tarsalis males. Previous studies of swarming behavior of field collected Cx. tarsalis had to be done in the field since such adults did not exhibit normal swarming in cages. Field collected individuals did not swarm normally nor mate effectively in cages. Normal swarming behavior by field collected mosquitoes, subsequent mating, and insemination were observed in a cage modified from a design by Marchand (1985). The use of such a cage could reduce one type of selective mating pressure involved in the colonization of mosquito species.
ISSN:8756-971X