FACTORS AFFECTING MEMBRANE FEEDING OF ANOPHELES-STEPHENSI

Authors
SAMISH M KOZLOWSKA A MARAMOROSCH K
Citation
M. Samish et al., FACTORS AFFECTING MEMBRANE FEEDING OF ANOPHELES-STEPHENSI, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 11(4), 1995, pp. 408-415
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
8756971X
Volume
11
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
408 - 415
Database
ISI
SICI code
8756-971X(1995)11:4<408:FAMFOA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The impact of optimal temperature, osmotic pressure, and diet viscosit y on the number of mosquitoes (Anopheles stephensi) feeding through a membrane, and on the size of the blood meal, was evaluated. An increas e in diet viscosity decreased the number of imbibing mosquitoes, reduc ed the size of the ingested meal, and resulted in a slower rate of wei ght loss after feeding. The possible effect of these factors on the ve ctorial efficiency of mosquitoes is discussed.