title: Survival of Aedes (Neomelaniconion) eggs in the laboratory.
abstract: Adult Aedes mcintoshi and Ae. circumluteolus were produced from eggs stored up to 9 months in the laboratory. Under standard hatching conditions, eggs stored at 24 degrees and 26 degrees C consistently produced adults for up to 9 months after collection. In contrast, eggs stored at 15 degrees C were significantly different, producing less than 1% adults from 6-12 months after collection. Aedes (Neomelaniconion) eggs can be stored and serve as a reliable source of specimens to be used in vector competence and other studies.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5011.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Linthicum
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000254:growth & development*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000254:growth & development*; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D013696:Temperature