Food Availability Alters the Effects of Larval Temperature on Aedes aegypti Growth

H Padmanabha, B Bolker, CC Lord… - Journal of Medical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Variation in temperature and food availability in larval habitats can influence the abundance,
body size, and vector competence of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Although increased …

Laboratory study on interspecific competition between Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti

L Liping, D Jinhua, L Lifeng, C Songwu… - Chinese Journal of …, 2004 - europepmc.org
To culture the two mixed species of 1004-star larva respectively (F_ (0)) in the temperature
25--28℃, RH 65%-80%, and photoperiod (L: D) 12: 12 condition, then to observe about …

Intraspecific competition among larvae of Aedes albopictus in conditions of food abundance and shortage

F Macchioni, D Chiavacci, A Biasci… - Journal of the European …, 2016 - arpi.unipi.it
The competition between larvae of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1987), an invasive mosquito
species recently established in Italy, was evaluated in laboratory in conditions of food …

Optimization of Mass-Rearing Methods for Anopheles arabiensis Larval Stages: Effects of Rearing Water Temperature and Larval Density on Mosquito Life-History …

W Mamai, LN Lobb, NS Bimbilé Somda… - Journal of Economic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Insect mass-rearing is an essential requirement for the sterile insect technique. Production at
a large scale requires the development of standardized rearing procedures to produce good …

Development of an Alternative Low‐Cost Larval Diet for Mass Rearing of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

U Senevirathna, L Udayanga… - BioMed Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Aedes aegypti is a major vector of arboviruses that may be controlled on an
area‐wide basis, using novel approaches such as Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and …

Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae): Physiological Aspects of Development and Reproduction

H Briegel, SE Timmermann - Journal of medical entomology, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Basic ecophysiological data are presented on the development and reproduction of Aedes
albopictus (Skuse) that were reared and maintained at four temperatures between 12 and …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of a New Larval Rearing Unit for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Mass Rearing

F Balestrino, A Puggioli, JRL Gilles, R Bellini - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The mosquito larval rearing unit developed at the Insect Pest Control Laboratory (IPCL) of
the FAO/IAEA Joint Division was evaluated for its potential use for Aedes albopictus (Skuse …

[HTML][HTML] Interspecific Competition between Aedes albopictus and A. sierrensis: Potential for Competitive Displacement in the Western United States

B Kesavaraju, PT Leisnham, S Keane, N Delisi… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, was first detected in North America twenty five
years ago. It utilizes water-holding container habitats as immature development sites, and …

[PDF][PDF] Food as a limiting factor for Aedes aegypti in water-storage containers

J Arrivillaga, R Barrera - Journal of vector Ecology, 2004 - academia.edu
An understanding of the ecological factors that regulate natural populations of Aedes
aegyptimosquitoes can improve control and reduce the incidence of dengue (DF) and …

Effects of food variability on growth and reproduction of Aedes aegypti

M Zeller, JC Koella - Ecology and Evolution, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite a large body of knowledge about the evolution of life histories, we know little about
how variable food availability during an individual's development affects its life history. We …