Nectar Versus Honeydew as Sources of Sugar for Male and Female Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 605-608

  Burgin, Steven G ^a   Hunter, Fiona F ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female; Honeydew; Male; Nectar; Simulium venustum; Thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM VENUSTUM;

CARBOHYDRATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0031267301     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.6.605     Document Type: Article

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