DOUGHERTY, M. J. and HAMILTON, J. G.C. and Ward, R. D. (1993) Semiochemical mediation of oviposition by the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 7 (3). pp. 219-224. ISSN 0269-283X
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Extracts of rabbit food, hay and rabbit faeces elicited a positive oviposition response from gravid female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae). Combined extract of rabbit food and oviposition pheromone had a synergistic effect on sandfly egg‐laying, greatly increasing the number of eggs laid and resulting in a highly targeted response. Individually tubed flies, exposed to the combined extract, were shown to be 3.5 times more likely to survive oviposition and laid 2.5 times more eggs than control flies. A laboratory oviposition trap baited with the combined extract was tested in a cage and caught 31 (62%) of 50 gravid L.longipalpis over a 72h period.