. Report. Stc/e £/&^^a^/or-) >^ Sra^s Jc/WfcvJ PLAN- i_ 3 Cacje^ . uncovered/ J Fn; Framed of /g- /^ Morhced, baf^om , /» be fiftedbacJ< 4 fronf of the 3 cohered co</es or?/y. Plan oi Cage. construction are suitable for a wide range of insect can be taken down in a few minutes, and when packed flattake up a minimum of room, so that they can be easily transported. Pens. These were of phosphor-bronze wire gauze, supported on a lightgalvanized iron frame. Their use was to cover stored eggs, pans 1/3 of water containing larva?, or tubes containing adults when it wasde
. Report. Stc/e £/&^^a^/or-) >^ Sra^s Jc/WfcvJ PLAN- i_ 3 Cacje^ . uncovered/ J Fn; Framed of /g- /^ Morhced, baf^om , /» be fiftedbacJ< 4 fronf of the 3 cohered co</es or?/y. Plan oi Cage. construction are suitable for a wide range of insect can be taken down in a few minutes, and when packed flattake up a minimum of room, so that they can be easily transported. Pens. These were of phosphor-bronze wire gauze, supported on a lightgalvanized iron frame. Their use was to cover stored eggs, pans 1/3 of water containing larva?, or tubes containing adults when it wasdesired to leave these exposed in the open air (see Fig. 24, page 174). ?. P/a/e No. 27. -Mosquito Pen and wire gauze tube for testing length of life of adults in varioussituations. Note method of suspension so as to isolate from ants. JVire GiiHse Tubes. These were of wire gauze opening at either end [sec Fig. 25,page 174) ; they were used to intern adult mosquitoes to test theirlength of life, and were also used to protect stored eggs fromdisturbance by small animals and the larger insects {see Plates and 28). Hurricane Lamp Chiinjiejs. These can be converted into useful little cages b}- covering theupper opening with fine gauze and putting the open end down ona pad of filter paper placed in a tin lid {see Plate Xo. 2^, page 175). Methods. To obtain eggs.—The method mentioned by Christophers andStephens (1908) of confining females in inverted screw-topped jars wasfound to answer well for single individuals. With Stegoniyia fasciataand ^. sugens, flooded blotting paper in the cover is sufficient to 174
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