Benzon G L, Apperson C S, Clay W
Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7613.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1988 Mar;4(1):20-2.
In a series of laboratory oviposition assays, gravid Toxorhynchites splendens exhibited a preference for cups containing Aedes aegypti larval rearing water, but not for cups containing liquid cultures of bacteria, live Ae. aegypti in distilled water, Ae. aegypti larval holding water with reduced bacterial contamination, or methyl propionate at 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3% in distilled water. Preoviposition flight behavior was elicited by dark-colored containers, but few eggs were deposited if they contained no water. An invisible source of humidity placed in cups enhanced oviposition, but a reflective surface placed in dry cups did not. It is concluded that this species is strongly influenced by humidity and visual stimuli in the acceptance of a site for oviposition.
在一系列实验室产卵试验中，怀卵的华丽巨蚊表现出对装有埃及伊蚊幼虫饲养用水的杯子有偏好，但对装有细菌液体培养物、蒸馏水中的活埃及伊蚊、细菌污染减少的埃及伊蚊幼虫饲养用水或蒸馏水中0.1%、0.2%和0.3%的丙酸甲酯的杯子没有偏好。深色容器会引发产卵前的飞行行为，但如果容器中没有水，则很少有卵被产下。杯子中放置一个无形的湿度源可增强产卵，但干燥杯子中放置一个反光表面则不会。得出的结论是，该物种在接受产卵地点时受到湿度和视觉刺激的强烈影响。
