Chironomids also favour fermented products: an observation of chironomids dwelling in rotten apples
Here we bring evidence of larvae of three chironomid taxa dwelling in fallen apples in an urban pond. Larvae of Endochironomus tendens (also a pupa), Cricotopus cf. sylvestris and Polypedilum sp. were found mining in more than 80% of investigated rotten apples floating on a water surface. Our findin...
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| Language: | English |
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NTNU University Museum Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2016-08-01
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| Series: | CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/article/view/2036 |