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A TECHNIQUE FOR REARING CADDISFLIES (TRICHOPTERA)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Vincent H. Resh
Affiliation:
Water Resources Laboratory, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Abstract

Viable egg masses were obtained from adult caddisflies during revival from CO2 anesthetization. The egg masses were maintained in aerated water and the eggs hatched in 1 or 2 days. Larvae were supplied various food sources (bacteria, algae, and invertebrates) and case building materials. This technique permits casemaking and other aspects of larval behavior to be observed, and allows for complete description of associated larvae.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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