Australian Journal of Entomology (1997) 36, 97-100

Gisli Mar Gislason and Richard C. Russell (1997)
Oviposition sites of the saltmarsh mosquito, Aedes vigilax (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), at Homebush Bay, Sydney, NSW - A preliminary investigation
Australian Journal of Entomology 36 (1), 97-100
Abstract: Eggs of the saltmarsh mosquito, Aedes vigilax (Skuse), were collected in two saline wetlands at Homebush Bay in Sydney in February and March 1994 as part of an extensive study on the mosquito fauna of the area. Within the mangrove forest, very few eggs were found on mangrove trunks or pneumatophores. Within the saltmarshes, the distribution of eggs was very clumped. Few eggs were found on bare mud, and eggs were found mainly on the soil beneath the samphire plant, Sarcocornia quinqueflora, in the Bicentennial Park wetlands, and beneath S. quinqueflora and the marine couch, Sporobolus virginicus, in the Newington wetlands. Sporobolus appeared to be the preferred habitat plant although its distribution was limited.
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Database assignments for author(s): Richard C. Russell

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes vigilax		Australia (South+SE)