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PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF EFFECTS OF JUVENILE HORMONE ANALOGUES ON ADULT EMERGENCE OF BLACK FLIES (DIPTERA: SIMULIIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. E. Cumming
Affiliation:
B.C. Research, Vancouver 8, British Columbia
B. McKague
Affiliation:
B.C. Research, Vancouver 8, British Columbia

Abstract

Breeding sites for Simulium venustum, Simulium arcticum, Simulium pugetense, Simulium hunteri, Simulium canadense, and Simulium decorum were found in the Vancouver area. Addition of juvenile hormone analogues to the rearing water of S. decorum resulted in virtually complete inhibition of adult emergence.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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