Mosquito immatures in drought-prone and drought-resistant bamboo stumps inFlores, Indonesia

Authors
Sunahara, T Mogi, M Selomo, M
Citation
T. Sunahara et al., Mosquito immatures in drought-prone and drought-resistant bamboo stumps inFlores, Indonesia, J AM MOSQ C, 15(3), 1999, pp. 271-275
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
ISSN journal
8756971X → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
271 - 275
Database
ISI
SICI code
8756-971X(199909)15:3<271:MIIDAD>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Mosquito species in water-filled bamboo stumps were compared with those eme rged from dormant eggs in dry stumps. Tripteroides spp. was more abundant t han Aedes (Stegomyia) spp. (mainly annandalei and albopictus) in water-fill ed stumps, whereas the latter was more abundant than the former in dry stum ps. During 5 days after inundation, Aedes (Stegomyia) spp. developed faster than Tripteroides spp. Density of Tripteroides spp. was high in narrow and deep stumps. Both taxa of mosquitoes were at low densities in water-filled stumps with large detritivores (Tipulidae and Oligochaeta).