Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (1998) 14, 210-213

L.P. Lounibos, D.C. Lima and R. Lourenco de Oliveira (1998)
Prompt mating of released Anopheles darlingi in western Amazonian Brazil
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 14 (2), 210-213
Abstract: To identify times and sites of mating, 1- and 2-day-old virgin female Anopheles darlingi were marked with fluorescent dusts and released at dusk, midnight or dawn in a village on the outskirts of Porto Velho, Rondônia State, Brazil. Dissections of marked females captured at human baits revealed that mating occurred in less than 2 h after dusk releases near houses, and among these early recaptures, older females were significantly more likely to be inseminated. We suggest that mating shortly after peridomestic releases occurred without swarming outside houses.
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Database assignments for author(s): L. Philip Lounibos

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles darlingi		Brazil (NW)