Mating and Oviposition of Damselflies in the Laboratory
- 1 March 1965
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 97 (3) , 321-326
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent97321-3
Abstract
Methods and materials for colonizing damselflies (Ischnura) in the laboratory are described. Adults cease escape behavior in vision-proof cages. Females copulate only after first rejecting several would-be mates in succession and do not begin to oviposit until two to four hours afterwards. Artificial Du Pont sponges provide the best material for egg deposition. Methods of rearing large larval numbers are briefly described.Keywords
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