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Influence of the Length of Storage on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Egg Viability
Aedes aegypti (L.) is one of the most important arboviral vectors worldwide. Vector control is targeted at immature and adult stages; however, eggs are resistant to desiccation and may repopulate treated areas long after treatment ceases. We investigated the effect of age on Ae. aegypti egg hatching...
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2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850346/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28011737 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw186 |
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author | Brown, Heidi E. Smith, Caitlin Lashway, Stephanie |
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description | Aedes aegypti (L.) is one of the most important arboviral vectors worldwide. Vector control is targeted at immature and adult stages; however, eggs are resistant to desiccation and may repopulate treated areas long after treatment ceases. We investigated the effect of age on Ae. aegypti egg hatching rates using newly colonized populations (F2) from an arid region. We found a strongly negative association where older eggs had lower hatch rates. The capacity of eggs to survive for long periods of time has implications on mosquito control. In addition, the accumulation of eggs in containers should be accounted for in abundance modeling efforts where populations may grow rapidly early in the season. |
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spelling | pubmed-58503462018-03-23 Influence of the Length of Storage on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Egg Viability Brown, Heidi E. Smith, Caitlin Lashway, Stephanie J Med Entomol Short Communication Aedes aegypti (L.) is one of the most important arboviral vectors worldwide. Vector control is targeted at immature and adult stages; however, eggs are resistant to desiccation and may repopulate treated areas long after treatment ceases. We investigated the effect of age on Ae. aegypti egg hatching rates using newly colonized populations (F2) from an arid region. We found a strongly negative association where older eggs had lower hatch rates. The capacity of eggs to survive for long periods of time has implications on mosquito control. In addition, the accumulation of eggs in containers should be accounted for in abundance modeling efforts where populations may grow rapidly early in the season. Oxford University Press 2017-03 2016-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC5850346/ /pubmed/28011737 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw186 Text en © The Authors 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Short Communication Brown, Heidi E. Smith, Caitlin Lashway, Stephanie Influence of the Length of Storage on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Egg Viability |
title | Influence of the Length of Storage on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Egg Viability |
title_full | Influence of the Length of Storage on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Egg Viability |
title_fullStr | Influence of the Length of Storage on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Egg Viability |
title_full_unstemmed | Influence of the Length of Storage on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Egg Viability |
title_short | Influence of the Length of Storage on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Egg Viability |
title_sort | influence of the length of storage on aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) egg viability |
topic | Short Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850346/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28011737 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw186 |
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