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A new membrane for feeding Glossina morsitans Westw. (Diptera, Glossinidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

B. Bauer  and
H. Wetzel
B. Bauer
Affiliation:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Kärntner Ring 11, P.O. Box 590, A-1011 Vienna, Austria
H. Wetzel
Affiliation:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Kärntner Ring 11, P.O. Box 590, A-1011 Vienna, Austria
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Abstract

The preparation and use of a simple, durable silicone membrane for feeding females of Glossina morsitans Westw. are described. Mean fecundity and mean pupal weight were nearly as good on the silicone membrane as on agar/Parafilm or rabbit ears, and survival of females after 108 days was 46·7%, as against 4·4% and 24·7%, respectively.

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Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 65 , Issue 4 , February 1976 , pp. 563 - 565
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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