Environmental Entomology (1986) 15, 683-688

Amy L. Suggars, Charles S. Apperson, Daniel L. Solomon and Peter Bloomfield (1986)
Distribution of floodwater mosquito eggs and an analysis of their association with edaphic parameters of a floodwater mosquito breeding area in Duplin County, North Carolina
Environmental Entomology 15 (3), 683-688
Abstract: A field investigation was conducted near Kenansville, Duplin County, N.C., to determine the distribution of floodwater mosquito eggs and their association with selected edaphic parameters of a woodland depression. Soil samples wer collected, analyzed chemically and densiometrically, and examined for mosquito eggs. Spatial distribution of eggs was found to fit the negative binomial model. Ninety-three per cent of eggs were identified as Psorophora ferox (Humboldt). No significant correlations wer found between individual edaphic parameters and number of eggs per sample. Values fo edaphic parameters were converted into principal components and regressed against egg bundance data using standard linear regression techniques. Generally, principal components tested were not significant and models had low predictability (R² values). Therefore, within the range of variation detected, we found no association between the independent edaphic variables investigated and density of floodwater mosquito eggs.
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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.
	Psorophora ferox		U.S.A. (SE)