Colonization and laboratory biology of Aedes notoscriptus from Brisbane, Australia

Methods an described far the Laboratory colonization of Aedes notoscriptus from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. To initiate colonization, efforts wer e made to duplicate the natural environment of this species, including the use of a bromeliad as a swarm marker and oviposition substrate. The colony stabilized after the F-8 with eclosion rates >50%, and an average productio n of 5,220 adults since the F-9. The fecundity of Ac. notoscriptus averaged 29.4 +/- 10.5 eggs (range 14-57). The average development times from egg h atch to adult were 11 and 20 days under typical summer (20.5-28.9 degrees C ) and winter(10.1-21.2 degrees C) conditions in Brisbane, respectively. Thi s is the 1st published report of the colonization of Ae. notoscriptus.