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Studies concerning the Uptake of Contact Insecticides

II.—The Contamination of Flies exposed to particulate Deposits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

C. T. Lewis  and
J. C. Hughes
C. T. Lewis
Affiliation:
Imperial College Field Station, Sunninghill, Berks.
J. C. Hughes
Affiliation:
Imperial College Field Station, Sunninghill, Berks.
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This paper presents the results of an investigation of certain processes taking place when flies of the species Phormia (Protophormia) terraenovae R.-D. are exposed to finely particulate deposits. Information is advanced concerning the precise sites of uptake of particles on the tarsi and pretarsi, the effects of “cleaning” reflex movements on the location and retention of particles and the influence of lipoid solubility (a fundamental property of contact insecticides) on the adhesion of dry particles to the lipophilic surfaces of insect and leaf cuticle.

A technique for the controlled exposure of active blowflies of the species P. terraenovae to particulate deposits is described.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 48 , Issue 4 , December 1957 , pp. 755 - 768
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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