ورقة بحثية
(Comparison of the Physiological age of Adult Resting Versus Flying Culex Quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae = مقارنة بين العمر الفسيولوجي للبعوض (الكيولكس كيوينكويفاسيا) وهو في طور السكون مقارنة بحالة الطيران

Roberts. D.M.


 

(Comparison of the Physiological age of Adult Resting Versus Flying Culex Quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae = مقارنة بين العمر الفسيولوجي للبعوض (الكيولكس كيوينكويفاسيا) وهو في طور السكون مقارنة بحالة الطيران

Roberts. D.M.

Relatively little is known about the physiological age of resting mosquitoes. In this study, Culex quinquefasciatus Say had a similar proportion of males (75%) in the resting as in the flying population (76%), but among the females, there were significant differences between the physiological age of the resting and flying populations. The proportion of unfed females (51%) was significantly smaller in the resting than in the flying female group (82%). By contrast, in the resting group, there were much higher proportions of blood-fed (28% compared with 4%) and to a lesser extent gravid (21% compared with 14%) females. Of the blood-fed females, most of the resting individuals were freshly blood-fed. Both males and females entered the resting traps throughout the day (but none were collected after sunset), with the main peak around dawn. The flying population showed two circadian peaks: a larger peak at dawn and smaller peak after sunset. This indicates a different pattern from that shown in other studies and demonstrates the significant geographic variation within this pan-tropical species.

Relatively little is known about the physiological age of resting mosquitoes. In this study, Culex quinquefasciatus Say had a similar proportion of males (75%) in the resting as in the flying population (76%), but among the females, there were significant differences between the physiological age of...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Roberts. D.M.

بيانات النشر : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman : Sultan Qaboos Journal of Science، 2010مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم البحتة| .

المواضيع : Biology .

Mosquitoes .

الأحياء .

البعوض .

رقم الطبعة : 1

المصدر : Sultan Qaboos University : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman.

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