Research Article
Laboratory Evaluation of Oviposition Behavior of Field Collected Aedes Mosquitoes
Table 6
Oviposition cycle of Ae. aegypti in relation to different photoperiod regimens.
| Day | Time | Experiment-1 | Experiment-2 | Experiment-3 | Normal | Reverse | Light | (LD 12 : 12) | (DL 12 : 12) | (24 LL) | Eggs | % | Eggs | % | Eggs | % |
| One | 18–21 | 16 | 0.94 | 12 | 1.76 | 60 | 10.15 | 21–00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0.88 | 0 | 0.00 | 00–03 | 22 | 1.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1.35 | 03–06 | 334 | 19.68 | 8 | 1.17 | 18 | 3.05 | 06–09 | 218 | 12.85 | 12 | 1.76 | 12 | 2.03 | 09–12 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.44 | 0 | 0.00 | 12–15 | 5 | 0.29 | 26 | 3.81 | 0 | 0.00 | 15–18 | 24 | 1.41 | 132 | 19.35 | 80 | 13.54 |
| Two | 18–21 | 10 | 0.59 | 17 | 2.49 | 104 | 17.60 | 21–00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | 1.86 | 00–03 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.59 | 0 | 0.00 | 03–06 | 350 | 20.62 | 19 | 2.79 | 34 | 5.75 | 06–09 | 245 | 14.44 | 48 | 7.04 | 50 | 8.46 | 09–12 | 12 | 0.71 | 32 | 4.69 | 14 | 2.37 | 12–15 | 14 | 0.82 | 50 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 15–18 | 81 | 4.77 | 149 | 21.85 | 66 | 11.17 |
| Three | 18–21 | 3 | 0.18 | 4 | 0.59 | 56 | 9.48 | 21–00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 2.03 | 00–03 | 7 | 0.41 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.51 | 03–06 | 210 | 12.37 | 11 | 1.61 | 32 | 5.41 | 06–09 | 111 | 6.54 | 38 | 5.57 | 21 | 3.55 | 09–12 | 21 | 1.24 | 13 | 1.91 | 10 | 1.69 | 12–15 | 9 | 0.53 | 44 | 6.45 | 0 | 0.00 | 15–18 | 5 | 0.29 | 54 | 7.92 | 0 | 0.00 |
| | Total | 1697 | | 682 | | 591 | |
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Oviposition cycle of Ae. aegypti in relation to normal (LD 12 : 12), reverse (DL 12 : 12), and continuous light (24 LL) photoperiods.
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