Eggs of Floodwater Mosquitoes ( Diplera: culicidae ) VI. Effect of Metabolites on Latent Embryos in Uncapped Eggs. ∗

Abstract

Summary

Latency in both intact and manually uncapped eggs of floodwater mosquitoes may be continued or terminated at will. Conditioned embryos in uncapped eggs become active in a modified Ringer's solution. Latency may be continued in such embryos by adding metabolites such as glucose, fructose and salts of organic acids which are recognized substrates in oxidative metabolism to the basic Ringer's solution.