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THE behaviour of Aedes aegypti in the vicinity of warm surfaces of various colours has been examined by mounting warmed copper bars (at 30°–45° C.) on the floor of a flight cage, covering them with cloth of different kinds and colours, and counting the number of alightments during a 5-min. interval. The insects were activated by human breath introduced through an opening midway between the test surfaces. The temperature was 20–25° C. and the relative humidity about 30 per cent.
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WRIGHT, R., KELLOGG, F. Response of Aedes aegypti to Moist Convection Currents. Nature 194, 402–403 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194402a0
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