caa a22 4500 39757214X CHVBK 20180308164844.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e19960601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/ee/25.3.665 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/ee/25.3.665 Environmental Components of Pupariation-Site Selection by the Stable Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) [Elektronische Daten] [Linda J. Mcpheron, Alberto B. Broce] The effects of moisture, temperature, light, pH, and osmolality on pupariationsite selection and survival of stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), pupae were evaluated by means of choice tests on an artificial medium with different levels of these parameters. Of the moisture levels tested (50, 68, and 89%), more pupae were found at 68%. Wandering larvae pupariated in the dark, when placed in a light gradient, and at a temperature of ≍27°C, when in a temperature gradient. When given a choice of pH levels 5.2, 6.4, 7.2 or 9.3, wandering larvae pupariated at the highest pH. Conversely,they pupariated at the lowest osmolality when given a choice of 111, 254, 403 or 609 mmol/kg.Distribution of pupae in uniform medium was found to be nonrandom. Laboratory-reared larvae released in a feedlot dispersed up to 9.1 m, but they did not appear to relocate under the more suitable conditions. Naturally occurring pupae were found in a wider range of the above habitat parameters. This implies that other selection pressures aside from the measured environmental parameters are also important in the selection of pupariation sites. © 1996 Entomological Society of America Physiological and Chemical Ecology nationallicence Stomoxys calcitrans nationallicence pupariation nationallicence behavior nationallicence Mcpheron Linda J. Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 aut Broce Alberto B. Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 aut Environmental Entomology Oxford University Press 25/3(1996-06-01), 665-671 0046-225X 25:3<665 1996 25 ee https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/25.3.665 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/25.3.665 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mcpheron Linda J. Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Broce Alberto B. Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Entomology Oxford University Press 25/3(1996-06-01), 665-671 0046-225X 25:3<665 1996 25 ee Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford