Research Article
Comparison of Biological Attributes of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations from India
Table 1
Mean duration and survival rates of life stages of Cx. quinquefasciatus.
| | Attribute | Culex
quinquefasciatus
Gorakhpur
Mean (SD) | Culex
quinquefasciatus
Pune
Mean (SD) |
| | Survival rates | | | | (1) % Egg hatching | 86.5 (±7.3) | 91.5 (±3.8) | | (2) % Larval survival | 42 (±3) | 68 (±7) | | (3) % Pupal survival | 85.99 (±3.76) | 90.06 (±3.38) | | (4) % Total survival | 28 (±0.76) | 58.06 (±3.61) | | Developmental parameters | | | | (5) Egg hatching period | 1.8 (±0.5) days | 1.6 (±0.6) days | | (6) Larval duration | 13.33 (±2.1) days | 14.57 (±1.86) days | | (7) Pupal duration | 2.1 (±0.3) days | 1.9 (±0.5) days | | (8) % Males emerged | 48.53 (±2.82) | 50.39 (±6.53) | | (9) % Females emerged | 51.46 (±2.81) | 49.60 (±6.53) | | (10) Male : female ratio | 0.94 | 1.01 |
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