Frequency of blood-feeding in relation to sugar availability in Aedes aegypti and Anopheles quadrimaculatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

The authors tested the hypothesis that lack of sugar in a mosquito's environment causes an increased frequency of blood-feeding, using two quite unrelated and behaviorally distinct species. If sugar availability does affect frequency of blood-feeding in the laboratory, it may have a profound in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the Entomological Society of America 1987-03, Vol.80 (2), p.103-108
Hauptverfasser:	FOSTER, W. A, EISCHEN, F. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aedes aegypti Anopheles quadrimaculatus Biochemistry. Physiology. Immunology Biological and medical sciences Culicidae Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Insecta Invertebrates Physiology. Development
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors tested the hypothesis that lack of sugar in a mosquito's environment causes an increased frequency of blood-feeding, using two quite unrelated and behaviorally distinct species. If sugar availability does affect frequency of blood-feeding in the laboratory, it may have a profound influence on the vectorial capacity of medically important mosquitoes in nature.
ISSN:	0013-8746 1938-2901
DOI:	10.1093/aesa/80.2.103