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A thermal preference method of bioassay of the toxicity of insecticidal films to house-flies.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. Ward ,
E. M. Gillham  and
C. Potter
J. Ward
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
E. M. Gillham
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
C. Potter
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
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Extract

Methods that have been used to confine insects to the test surface during exposure to insecticidal deposits are briefly reviewed, and their limitations are discussed. Some unsuccessful preliminary experiments on alternative methods are mentioned.

A temperature-preference method of inducing house-flies, Musca domestica L., to remain on a treated surface is described, and the apparatus is illustrated. The treated surface forms the floor of a chamber; it is maintained at a higher temperature than the walls and lid. The flies are introduced by means of a plunger device.

Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , July 1960 , pp. 379 - 387
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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