PATTERNS IN AEDES-ALBOPICTUS (SKUSE) POPULATION-DENSITY, HOST-SEEKING, AND OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR IN PENANG, MALAYSIA

Authors
ABUHASSAN A ADANAN CR RAHMAN WA
Citation
A. Abuhassan et al., PATTERNS IN AEDES-ALBOPICTUS (SKUSE) POPULATION-DENSITY, HOST-SEEKING, AND OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR IN PENANG, MALAYSIA, JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY, 21(1), 1996, pp. 17-21
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY → ACNP
ISSN journal
10811710
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
17 - 21
Database
ISI
SICI code
1081-1710(1996)21:1<17:PIA(PH>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
This study examined the ovipositional rhythm, biting cycle, density of adult and larvae, and the relationship between wing length and parity of Aedes albopictus adult mosquitoes attracted to human bait. The mos quitoes showed a peak of oviposition activity at 1600 h and two peaks during their diurnal biting cycle. The density of adults and larvae we re correlated with rainfall. The wing length of the parous population was significantly longer than the wing length of the nulliparous popul ation.