Research Article

Comparison of Biological Attributes of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations from India

Table 2

Comparison of biological attributes in Cx.  quinquefasciatus.

AttributeCulex
quinquefasciatus
Gorakhpur
Mean (SD)
Culex
quinquefasciatus
Pune
Mean (SD)

(1) Largest egg raft186160
(2) Smallest egg raft151121
(3) Number of eggs per raft169 (14.5)139.75 (15.96)
(4) Eggs/female/day32.19 (1.68)26.59 (2.45)
(5) Eggs/female life span676 (32)559 (36)