Oviposition decisions are a prominent example of behaviour directly affecting the fitness,
abundance, distribution, and population dynamics of holometabolous insects. Due to eggs …

Oviposition site selection by gravid female insects is an important determinant in species
distribution, abundance, and population dynamics. Females may assess the suitability of a …

1. Hopkins' host selection principle (HHSP) proposes that, in holometabolous insects, gravid
females prefer to oviposit on their developmental substrate. This hypothesis is widely …

Selection of oviposition substrate is critical in holometabolous insects. Female stable flies,
Stomoxys calcitrans, locate and select vertebrate herbivore dung in which they lay their …

Gravid female stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)(Diptera: Muscidae), oviposit in many
types of organic substrates, including animal feces, but there is limited information as to …

Background In insects, oviposition decisions may lead to egg deposition in substrates with
different larval density and nutritional levels. Individuals developing in such substrates may …

Insects rely mainly on their well-developed and highly sophisticated olfactory system to
discriminate volatile cues released from host and nonhost substances, mates, oviposition …

If species-specific male genitalia are courtship devices under sexual selection by cryptic
female choice, then species-specific aspects of the morphology and behaviour of male …

Horse and cow dung were tested as substrates for oviposition by the stable fly Stomoxys
calcitrans (L)(Diptera: Muscidae) in laboratory cages. Odour alone from either horse or cow …

The biology of the stable fly is fairly well known, but factors influencing the distribution of
adult stable flies within stables are still inadequately investigated. The four experimental …