Techniques for inducing oviposition in Simulium vittatum (Diptera: Simuliidae) and for rearing sibling cohorts of simuliids.
1987
C A Tarrant, and
G Scoles, and
E W Cupp
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010058
Oviposition
The process of laying or shedding fully developed eggs (OVA) from the female body. The term is usually used for certain INSECTS or FISHES with an organ called ovipositor where eggs are stored or deposited before expulsion from the body.
Larviposition,Larvipositions,Ovipositions
D004772
Entomology
A discipline or occupation concerned with the study of INSECTS, including the biology and the control of insects.
D005260
Female
Females
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012843
Simuliidae
A family of insects in the order DIPTERA, which include black flies, buffalo gnats and simulies. Several species are intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease ONCHOCERCIASIS.
Black Flies,Simulium,Blackflies,Black Fly,Blackfly,Flies, Black,Fly, Black,Simuliums