Malaria mosquitoes host-locate and feed upon caterpillars.
Adult female mosquitoes need blood to develop their eggs and both sexes use nectar and honeydew as carbohydrate resources for flight, survival and to enhance reproduction. However, there are also a few reports in the literature of mosquitoes feeding on haemolymph of soft-bodied insects such as cater...
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Autores principales: | Justin George, Simon Blanford, Matthew B Thomas, Thomas C Baker |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/c2bee0647e3945ebb84e0062e75efa88 |
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