(a) Equal amounts of each attractant
The results of the experiment using equal amounts of each attractant are shown in Table I.
Table I
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Attractant Preferences
Ovipositional choice of amyl alcohol females. |
Day |
Eggs laid in amyl alcohol |
% of total |
Eggs laid in ammonium carbonate |
% of total |
1 |
163 |
56.75 |
128 |
43.25 |
2 |
1,227 |
60.18 |
812 |
39.82 |
3 |
95 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
198 |
53.70 |
169 |
43.06 |
Ovipositional choice of ammonium carbonate females. |
Day |
Eggs laid in amyl alcohol |
% of total |
Eggs laid in ammonium carbonate |
% of total |
1 |
34 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
1,129 |
96.99 |
35 |
3.01 |
3 |
278 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
249 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |