Influence of rearing-water temperature on life stages’ vector attributes, distribution and utilisation of metabolic reserves in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae): implications for disease transmission and vector control

Abstract Background This study aims at determining the effects of rearing water temperature on immature development, adult vectorial attributes and teneral accumulation in Culex quinquefasciatus (Cx. quinquefasciatus) mosquitoes. Immature life stages of the species were reared (to adulthood) in wate...

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Main Authors: Azubuike Christian Ukubuiwe, Israel Kayode Olayemi, Francis Ofurum Arimoro, Innocent Chukwuemeka James Omalu, Bulus Musa Baba, Chinenye Catherine Ukubuiwe, Moses Olusesan Odeyemi, Kamoru Abdulazeez Adeniyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41936-018-0045-3