Abstract
The most suitable temperature for larval development of Aedes vexans Meigen was found to be 25°C. At this temperature 86% of the larvae survived and pupated in 7 days. At lo”, 15”, 20°, and 30°C larval development time was 46, 22, 10, and 8 days and survival rates were 17, 56, 74, and 71%, respectively. At 5°C mortality was 100% in the first-instar stage, the last larva dying 12 days after hatching. Adults emerged in 2 to 5 days after being transferred into water at 2S°C, males emerging 2 days before the females.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1048-1051 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | The Canadian Entomologist |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1970 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Physiology
- Molecular Biology
- Insect Science