Quantifying the roles of water pH and hardness levels in development and biological fitness indices of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Quantifying the roles of water pH and hardness levels in development and biological fitness indices of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract Background The present study was designed to quantify the contributions of water pH and hardness required for development and adult fitness indices of Culex quinquefasciatus (Cx. quinquefasciatus) mosquitoes. To this end, seven water pH conditions (pH 4.0–10.0) and five hardness levels (0,...

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Main Authors: Azubuike Christian Ukubuiwe, Chioma Cynthia Ojianwuna, Israel Kayode Olayemi, Francis Ofurum Arimoro, Chinenye Catherine Ukubuiwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
Subjects:
Culex quinquefasciatus
pH and hardness levels
Biological fitness indices
Minna
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-020-0139-6

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