TY - JOUR
T1 - Diel oviposition periodicity of Anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera
T2 - Culicidae) from the Americas: Anopheles albimanus Wieldemann and Anopheles freeborni Aitken
AU - Chadee, D. D.
AU - Mendis, C.
AU - Beier, J. C.
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PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - The diel oviposition patterns of Anopheles albimanus and An. freeborni derived from Panama and California, U.S.A., respectively, were studied in the laboratory by recording the egg-laying of individuals and colonies at 2-h intervals. Anopheles freeborni oviposition patterns were almost exclusively nocturnal, with 80% of eggs being laid during the scotophase. A large, well-defined peak of oviposition, comprising about 70% of eggs laid, occurred 4-6 h before sunrise. Anopheles albimanus oviposition patterns were bimodal with crepuscular and nocturnal components, 68% of eggs being laid shortly before lights went 'off' or 'on' and 32% during the scotophase. A small, well-defined peak of oviposition, comprising about 42% of eggs laid, occurred immediately following lights off (i.e. 18.00-20.00 hours). Nulliparous females allowed to engorge on human blood matured, on average, 104 follicles (range 80-142) for An. albimanus and 114 follicles (range 31-201) for An. freeborni.
AB - The diel oviposition patterns of Anopheles albimanus and An. freeborni derived from Panama and California, U.S.A., respectively, were studied in the laboratory by recording the egg-laying of individuals and colonies at 2-h intervals. Anopheles freeborni oviposition patterns were almost exclusively nocturnal, with 80% of eggs being laid during the scotophase. A large, well-defined peak of oviposition, comprising about 70% of eggs laid, occurred 4-6 h before sunrise. Anopheles albimanus oviposition patterns were bimodal with crepuscular and nocturnal components, 68% of eggs being laid shortly before lights went 'off' or 'on' and 32% during the scotophase. A small, well-defined peak of oviposition, comprising about 42% of eggs laid, occurred immediately following lights off (i.e. 18.00-20.00 hours). Nulliparous females allowed to engorge on human blood matured, on average, 104 follicles (range 80-142) for An. albimanus and 114 follicles (range 31-201) for An. freeborni.
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U2 - 10.1080/00034983.1993.11812802
DO - 10.1080/00034983.1993.11812802
M3 - Article
C2 - 8311576
AN - SCOPUS:0027767670
VL - 87
SP - 501
EP - 507
JO - Pathogens and Global Health
JF - Pathogens and Global Health
SN - 2047-7724
IS - 5
ER -