Spawning behavior of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae) in a remnant of Atlantic Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mosquito assemblages are organized along an ecological gradient, including small habitats where interspecific competition predominates and large permanent habitats where predation predominates. This study aimed to analyze the oviposition behavior of mosquitoes regarding the preference for traps installed at two different heights with regard to ground level and the tendency to share spawning sites in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Nova Iguaçu, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Methods

The eggs were collected from April 2018 to March 2019. Twelve ovitraps were used, randomly distributed in trees at ground level and at a height of 3 m in a forest environment.

Results

They were sequentially numbered, monitored, and replaced every 2 weeks. Among the 5818 eggs col

SUBMITTER: Bastos AQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626988 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature