Subtitle:

Notes on the variations in activity of mosquitoes over a 24-hour period

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Komitet Ekologiczny

Publisher:

Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Pages 77-82 ; 24 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 81-82) ; Abstract in English

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

Collections of mosquitoes by means of a scoop were carried out in the Kampinos Forest near Warsaw. The author aimed at detertnining the course taken by the variations in the numbers of mosquitoes in the forest ground vegetation, in the light of the 24-hour cycle of activity exhibited by the mosquitoes. Investigation revealed that during the period of ilhe daytime decrease in the activity af the mosquitoes, a certain constant high quantitative level of mosquitoes was maintained in the forest ground vegetation. (fig. l and 2). This level fell considerably during the evening flights of mosquitoes, then reached and remained near zero level throughout the night. During the morning increase in the activity of the mosquitoes at the level of the undergrowtth, scoop collecions revealed a renewed increase in the number caught, which after the mosquitos had attained their minimum daytime activity, again reached the high level observed during the day (diagram 2 and 3). This would seem to indicate that the minimum night activities of the mosquitoes, observed at forest undergrowth is caused by the dispersion flights of the insects to areas inaccessible to them during the day on account of the microclimatic conditions prevailing there.

References:

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Relation:

Ekologia Polska. Seria B

Volume:

5

Issue:

1

Start page:

77

End page:

82

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:114761 ; ISSN 0424-7205

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.3259 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open