| Abstract: | Abstract. Correspondance Analysis was used to determine the significant abiotic factors influencing the ecology of the immature stages of Leptoconops albiventris (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). The breeding places required strict environmental conditions: fine and well-sorted sand, with low conductivity and humidity. However, the microdistribution of the immature stages within a breeding site does not depend on such factors. Modifying physical parameters in the larval breeding areas might be an important component in future ecological control programmes against L.albiventris populations. |
