title: A field evaluation of two suggested Aedes triseriatus oviposition attractants.
abstract: Two reported oviposition attractants for Aedes triseriatus, fish oil emulsion and water of high optical density, were evaluated in ovitraps in the field. Solutions of fish oil emulsion at 1% repelled ovipositing mosquitoes, whereas water containing vegetable dye increased oviposition up to 4-fold over control traps. Laboratory bioassays with fish oil emulsion at both 1 and 5% confirmed the field results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Beehler
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: DeFoliart
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005395:Fish Oils; D010058:Oviposition; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D005395:Fish Oils; D014867:Water