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

Oviposition cycle of Ae. albopictus in relation to normal (LD 12 : 12), reverse (DL 12 : 12), and continuous light (24 LL) photoperiods.