Influence of breeding site availability on the oviposition behaviour of Aedes aegypti
AUTOR(ES)
Abreu, Filipe Vieira Santos de, Morais, Maira Moreira, Ribeiro, Sérvio Pontes, Eiras, Álvaro Eduardo
FONTE
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
07/07/2015
RESUMO
Despite the importance of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in the transmission of arboviruses, such as yellow fever, Chikungunya fever and dengue fever, some aspects of their behaviour remain unknown. In the present study, the oviposition behaviour of Ae. aegypti females that were exposed to different densities of breeding sites (2, 4, 8 and 16) was evaluated in laboratory and semi-field conditions. The number of breeding sites that were used was proportional to the number available, but tended towards stabilisation. Females used four-six breeding sites on average, with a maximum of 11. A high percentage of eggs was observed in the water, along with the presence of a breeding site termed “favourite”, which received at least 40% of the eggs. The results are discussed in ecological, evolutionary and epidemiological approaches.
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