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Behavior of Thoracic Spiracles of Aedes Mosquitoes in Controlled Relative Humidities
Annals of the Entomological Society of America (1971)
  • E. S. Krafsur, Department of the Army, Ft. Detrick
Abstract
Observations were made on the behavior of the thoracic spiracles of A. triseriatus (Say) and A. aegypti(L.) in high (90±5%) and low (<5%) relative humidities. Following a 5-minute exposure to low relative humidity, spiracular responses to 0.5% carbon dioxide were reduced in both species while only A. triseriatus showed attenuated spiracular behavior after a 2-minute exposure. Conservative spiracular opening was observed in both unfed and fed mosquitoes. It is postulated that the spiracular response to low relative humidity is a sensory one.
Publication Date
January, 1971
DOI
10.1093/aesa/64.1.93
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Citation Information
E. S. Krafsur. "Behavior of Thoracic Spiracles of Aedes Mosquitoes in Controlled Relative Humidities" Annals of the Entomological Society of America Vol. 64 Iss. 1 (1971) p. 93 - 97
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