Effect of high and low concentrations of sugar solutions fed to adult male, Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae), on 'bubbling' behavior

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1399-1403

  Larson, Kristin ^a,b   Stoffolano Jr , John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

blowfly; concentration ingested; dipteran crop; droplet production; regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP; FLY; MALE; SUGAR; WEIGHT;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; PHORMIA REGINA;

EID: 82155179252     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN11029     Document Type: Article

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