Laboratory colonization and maintenance of Toxorhynchites moctezuma
J Am Mosq Control Assoc
; 8(1): 44-6, Mar. 1992.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A colony of Toxorhynchites moctezuma was established at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre in Trinidad in 1984. Toxorhynchites moctezuma was maintained in cages with high humidities. Eggs were deposited most frequently in a cut bicycle tire containing water. A minimum of 42 h was required for hatching, but 94 percent hatched between 43 and 51 h. Aedes aegypti larvae were supplied as prey. Larval development times varied with the quantity of prey offered, but when fed ad lib, peak developmental time was 18 days. Mean pupal developmental time was 5.5 days. Although only 12 percent of larvae survived to pupation in 3 years of production, our experience indicates this species would be a likely candidate for mass production and release.(AU)
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Assunto principal:
Oviposição
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Culicidae
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Am Mosq Control Assoc
Ano de publicação:
1992
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