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Survival and Fecundity of Mosquitoes fed on Insect Haemolymph

Nature volume 222, pages 1264–1265 (1969)Cite this article

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IN captivity the mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Culextarsalis, are attracted to and feed on insect larvae1, and they live to produce viable eggs. This suggests that mosquitoes may sometimes feed on insects in nature. Here we report the amount of haemolymph taken by A. aegypti and the mortality and fecundity of insects fed haemolymph.

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HARRIS, P., COOKE, D. Survival and Fecundity of Mosquitoes fed on Insect Haemolymph. Nature 222, 1264–1265 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2221264a0

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