Population analysis of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera:Culicidae) under uncontrolled laboratory conditions.
- Author:
H Nur Aida
;
A Abu Hassan
;
A T Nurita
;
M R Che Salmah
;
B Norasmah
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Upper case Bee;
Aedes albopictus;
Upper case dee;
Population;
Culicidae
- From:Tropical biomedicine
2008;25(2):117-25
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:Malay
-
Abstract:
A semi laboratory experiment using 3 cohorts of Aedes albopictus adults was performed to obtain age-specific mortality and fecundity information and to derive statistical estimates of some population growth parameters. Life expectancy was calculated for both males and females. The following population parameters were estimated: intrinsic rate of increase (rm= 0.21), net reproductive (replacement) rate (Ro= 68.70), age at mean cohort reproduction (To=10.55 days), birth rate (B=0.23), death rate (D=0.02) and generation time (G=20.14 days). The high rm/B (0.91) and B/D (11.50) ratios indicated the high colonizing ability of Ae. albopictus in nature.
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