Estimation of survival rate and oviposition interval of Anopheles balabacensis mosquitoes from mark-recapture experiments in Sabah, Malaysia.
An exophilic population of the vector mosquito Anopheles balabacensis Baisas was investigated in two mark-recapture studies (16.ix-13.x.1986 and 6-26.i.1987) at an inland, foothill village in Sabah, Malaysia. Wild female mosquitoes were intercepted as they came to feed on man or buffalo, given a bloodmeal, marked with fluorescent dust and released. The recapture rate was about 12%. A new method of analysis is proposed which uses cross-correlation and a time series model. The estimated survival per oviposition cycle was 0.48-0.54 and the oviposition cycle interval 2-3 days.
Hii
J L
JL
Department of Medical Services, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Birley
M H
MH
Sang
V Y
VY
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology*; D008296:Malaysia; D010058:Oviposition; D011891:Rain; D014919:Wind