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A comparative study of the effect of multiple immersions on Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito eggs with emphasis on sylvan vectors of yellow fever virus |
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| Authors: | Jeronimo Alencar Raquel Miranda Gleiser Fernanda Morone Cecília Ferreira de Mello Júlia dos Santos Silva Nicolau Maués Serra-Freire Anthony érico Guimar?es |
| Abstract: | The effect of multiple immersions on Haemagogus janthinomys ,Haemagogus leucocelaenus , Aedes albopictus andOchlerotatus terrens eggs was studied. Eggs were collected inApril, June, October and December of 2011 in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Most of theAedes and Ochlerotatus eggs hatched upon thefirst immersion, while Haemagogus eggs showed a varied instalmenthatching response. The number of immersions required for hatching increased for eggscollected closer to the dry winter season. |
| Keywords: | Culicidae Haemagogus egg-hatching immersion dormancy |