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A Note on the period during which the Eggs of Stegomyia fasciata (Aëdes calopus) from Sierra Leone Stock retain their vitality in a Humid Temperature1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

A. Bacot
Affiliation:
(Entomologist to the Lister Institute.)

Extract

It is well known that the eggs of the above-named mosquito remain viable when out of water for many months. Various workers, among whom may be named Theobald, Newstead, Francis and Mitchell, record varying periods up to nine months' duration.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1918

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