Capture-recapture studies with Anopheles maculatus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) the vector of malaria in peninsular Malaysia.
Mark-release-recapture experiments were undertaken in January 1989, in Pos Betau, Pahang, Malaysia, with the malaria vector Anopheles maculatus. On two consecutive nights, 121 and 175 blood-fed mosquitos were released. A mean recapture rate of 11.5% and survival rates of 0.699-0.705 with an estimated oviposition cycle period of 2.35 days were obtained from the releases. About 68% of all recaptures were taken within a distance of 0.5 km from their release points and the longest detected flight was 1.6 km. No heterogeneity was found between indoor and outdoor biters of An. maculatus.
Division of Medical Entomology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D009033:Culicidae; D005260:Female; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission*; D008296:Malaysia; D010058:Oviposition; D013534:Survival