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Age composition of the filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Calcutta, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. Chandra ,
B. Seal  and
A.K. Hati
G. Chandra*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India
B. Seal
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India
A.K. Hati
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Entomology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, India
*
Dr G. Chandra, Department of Zoology, Burdwan University, Burdwan 713104, West Bengal, India.
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Abstract

Age composition of the filarial vector mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) was determined by examining the number of ovariolar dilatations of 1200 adult females from Calcutta. Average duration of the gonotrophic cycle was 4.5 days. The proportion parous, the daily survival rate and daily mortality rates of the natural population were 0.53, 0.87 and 13%, respectively. The oldest mosquito sampled in the study area passed eight gonotrophic cycles in its lifetime.

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Review Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 86 , Issue 3 , June 1996 , pp. 223 - 226
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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