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Harold Oldroyd. Chapter 7 Mosquitoes THE TREATMENT of mosquitoes in a work of this kind presents a problem . Like birds , butterflies , and fruit - flies , mosquitoes have attracted to themselves a devoted , nay dedicated band of ...
Harold Oldroyd. Chapter 7 Mosquitoes THE TREATMENT of mosquitoes in a work of this kind presents a problem . Like birds , butterflies , and fruit - flies , mosquitoes have attracted to themselves a devoted , nay dedicated band of ...
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... mosquitoes . Resting is just as important an occupation for adult mosquitoes – and for other flies - as is hunting for food . Blood is a highly concen- trated food , and we commonly use the expression ' a blood - meal ' , which implies ...
... mosquitoes . Resting is just as important an occupation for adult mosquitoes – and for other flies - as is hunting for food . Blood is a highly concen- trated food , and we commonly use the expression ' a blood - meal ' , which implies ...
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... mosquitoes congregating on a person , or on the walls of stables and other farm buildings . Some of these have been proved to be gynandromorphs : that is the body is a mosaic of male and female cells , more particularly male on one side ...
... mosquitoes congregating on a person , or on the walls of stables and other farm buildings . Some of these have been proved to be gynandromorphs : that is the body is a mosaic of male and female cells , more particularly male on one side ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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