Ovipositional response of Aedes triseriatus females to horizontally and vertically open ovitraps in southern Illinois
Lang, J.T.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 6(3): 530-531
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 8756-971X PMID: 2230785 Document Number: 350999
Aedes triseriatus oviposition in standard, horizontally open (open top) ovitraps was compared with that in vertically open (open-sided) ovitraps during 1989 in a deciduous woodland in southern Illinois. This comparison was to determine whether female oviposition preference changed as a result of seasonal photoperiod changes. Results show that Ae. triseriatus females prefer horizontally open ovitraps regardless of whether they are depositing eggs which hatch shortly after deposition or whether the eggs diapause because of shortened late summer/early fall photoperiods.