Collins L E, Blackwell A
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK.
J Vector Ecol. 2000 Dec;25(2):127-35.
Gravid female Toxorhynchites moctezuma (Dyar and Knab) and Toxorhynchites amboinensis (Doleschall) were offered the choice of coloured (spray-painted) containers for oviposition in laboratory trials. Both species oviposited preferentially into black containers rather than into white, red, yellow, green, or blue containers. Black containers also acted as oviposition stimulants of Tx. moctezuma females, and black and red containers for Tx. amboinensis females. Absorption spectra were measured for the paints used, with red and black paints absorbing more light across most of the visible spectrum than the other colours.
在实验室试验中，向怀孕的墨西哥巨蚊（Dyar和Knab）和amboinensis巨蚊（Doleschall）雌性提供了彩色（喷漆）容器以供产卵选择。这两个物种都优先在黑色容器中产卵，而不是在白色、红色、黄色、绿色或蓝色容器中。黑色容器也是墨西哥巨蚊雌性的产卵刺激物，对于amboinensis巨蚊雌性来说，黑色和红色容器是产卵刺激物。测量了所使用油漆的吸收光谱，红色和黑色油漆在大部分可见光谱中比其他颜色吸收更多的光。
