Notonecta irrorata

{{Short description|Species of true bug}}

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| image = Notonecta irrorata.jpg

| genus = Notonecta

| species = irrorata

| authority = Uhler, 1879

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Notonecta irrorata is a species of backswimmer native to North America first described by Philip Reese Uhler in 1879.{{ITIS |id=103573 |taxon=Notonecta irrorata |accessdate=January 25, 2014}} Presence of N. irrorata in ponds is known to repel the oviposition of Culex mosquitoes.{{cite journal |title=Chemical detection of the predator Notonecta irrorata by ovipositing Culux mosquitoes |first1=Leon |last1=Blaustein |first2=Jonathan |last2=Blaustein |first3=Jonathan |last3=Chase |volume=30 |issue=2 |year=2005 |pages=299–301 |journal=Journal of Vector Ecology |url=http://research.haifa.ac.il/~leon/documents/Blaustein_et_al_2005_JVE.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013001225/http://research.haifa.ac.il/~leon/documents/Blaustein_et_al_2005_JVE.pdf |archivedate=October 13, 2013 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 25, 2014}}