Research Article
Laboratory Evaluation of Oviposition Behavior of Field Collected Aedes Mosquitoes
Table 7
Oviposition cycle of Ae. albopictus 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 | 19 | 1.16 | 22 | 3.22 | 42 | 11.67 | 21–00 | 11 | 0.67 | 3 | 0.44 | 0 | 0.00 | 00–03 | 62 | 3.77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 03–06 | 285 | 17.35 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 3.33 | 06–09 | 270 | 16.43 | 36 | 5.27 | 16 | 4.44 | 09–12 | 18 | 1.10 | 17 | 2.49 | 4 | 1.11 | 12–15 | 10 | 0.61 | 64 | 9.37 | 0 | 0.00 | 15–18 | 48 | 2.92 | 212 | 31.04 | 61 | 16.94 |
| Two | 18–21 | 8 | 0.49 | 10 | 1.46 | 34 | 9.44 | 21–00 | 21 | 1.28 | 4 | 0.59 | 4 | 1.11 | 00–03 | 31 | 1.89 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.83 | 03–06 | 256 | 15.58 | 2 | 0.29 | 18 | 5.00 | 06–09 | 218 | 13.27 | 21 | 3.07 | 20 | 5.56 | 09–12 | 26 | 1.58 | 14 | 2.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 12–15 | 16 | 0.97 | 52 | 7.61 | 0 | 0.00 | 15–18 | 50 | 3.04 | 130 | 19.03 | 56 | 15.56 |
| Three | 18–21 | 3 | 0.18 | 7 | 1.02 | 31 | 8.61 | 21–00 | 11 | 0.67 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 00–03 | 9 | 0.55 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 03–06 | 144 | 8.76 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 3.33 | 06–09 | 99 | 6.03 | 9 | 1.32 | 13 | 3.61 | 09–12 | 24 | 1.46 | 10 | 1.46 | 0 | 0.00 | 12–15 | 3 | 0.18 | 23 | 3.37 | 0 | 0.00 | 15–18 | 1 | 0.06 | 45 | 6.59 | 34 | 9.44 |
| | Total | 1643 | | 683 | | 360 | |
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Oviposition cycle of Ae. albopictus in relation to normal (LD 12 : 12), reverse (DL 12 : 12), and continuous light (24 LL) photoperiods.
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