Age structure of Anopheles subpictus (Diptera:Culicidae) collected by a light trap in Halmahela, Indonesia.
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1995-12-01
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Age structure of Anopheles subpictus Grassi was studied at a Halmahela village, Indonesia. Ovary development of females reared with 2% sugar solution after emergence ceased at Stage I and their ovary size remained small (mean length x width = 0.68 x 0.18 mm). Females with such small ovaries occupied 21.2% of unfed Stage I females in cattle-bait samples. The remaining unfed Stage I or II females had cleary larger ovaries (mean 1.17 x 0.39 mm). Unfed Stage I or II females collected by the outdoor light trap all had large ovaries (mean 1.42 x 0.34 mm) irrespective of stages and parity. The parous rate of unfed stage I or II females collected by the light trap (86.6%) was significantly higher than that of cattle-bait samples (69.6%). Feasibility of using outdoor light trapping in malaria entomology was discussed.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Mogi M, Miyagi I, Toma T, Hasan M, Abadi K, Syafruddin . Age structure of Anopheles subpictus (Diptera:Culicidae) collected by a light trap in Halmahela, Indonesia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1995 Dec; 26(4): 760-6