Studies on the effect of larval diet, adult body weight, size of blood-meal and age on the fecundity of Culex Quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Autor:	J. I. Akoh, D. Kumbak, F. I. Aigbodion
Rok vydání:	1992
Předmět:	Larva biology Insect Science parasitic diseases fungi Reproductive potential Zoology biology.organism_classification Blood meal Fecundity Body weight Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Culex quinquefasciatus
Zdroj:	International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 13:177-181
ISSN:	1742-7592 1742-7584
DOI:	10.1017/s1742758400014326
Popis:	The influence of larval diet, body weight at imago, size of blood-meal and age on the fecundity of Culex quinquefasciatus was investigated. The mean weights of mosquitoes at adult.emergence varied significantly with larval diet. Larvae reared on liver diet grew into heavier adults, and produced more eggs than those reared on milk. The volume of blood engorged by the female mosquitoes apparently remains constant during each gonotrophic cycle. However, the number of eggs produced is a function of both the blood-meal size and age of the mosquitoes. These results were discussed in relation to the need for full knowledge of the reproductive potential of this species of filaria vectors.
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