Aedes aegypti(L.) mosquitoes in Trinidad, West Indies: longevity case studies
- 15 May 2017
- journal article
- Published by Society for Vector Ecology in Journal of Vector Ecology
- Vol. 42 (1), 130-135
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12247
Abstract
Few laboratory and field studies have reported long survival periods for Ae. aegypti females and even fewer have designed experiments to characterize this important life history trait. This study was conducted under laboratory conditions to determine the number of blood meals taken by individual females, the number of eggs laid per individual female, the length of the gonotrophic cycle, and the duration of female survival. The results showed individual females oviposited between 670 and 1,500 eggs throughout their lifetimes, females undergoing large numbers of gonotrophic cycles and surviving up to 224 days. These results are discussed in the context of vector competence, unique alternating high and low oviposition patterns observed after week 14, and resource partitioning/allocation by older Ae. aegypti females after blood feeding.Keywords
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