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Long‐term storage of eggs of Simulium ornatum
Author(s) -
GOLL P. H.,
DUNCAN J.,
BROWN N.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1989.tb00476.x
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , conditioning , toxicology , simulium , ecology , larva , statistics , mathematics
. A method for the storage of non‐diapausing eggs of Simulium ornatum Meigen has been developed. High survival rates for 5–6 months depend on the age of eggs when placed at reduced temperature. A period of precooling or conditioning is required for 28 days before storage of the eggs at 1 o C with lowering of oxygen partial pressure. Induced quiescence does not appear to affect development from egg to adult.