title: Diel pattern of oviposition in the laboratory of the mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae).
abstract: The diel pattern of oviposition of Aedes albopictus derived from Singapore was studied in the laboratory by recording the performance of individual females at two-hour intervals. Oviposition was almost exclusively diurnal, about 98% of eggs being laid during the full photophase, and the rest during the 30-minute evening 'twilight' and the first 30 minutes of the scotophase. A large, well defined peak of oviposition (comprising about 56% of eggs laid) occurred during the two hours before sunset. Nulliparous females allowed to engorge on human blood matured on average about 95 follicles (range 51-138).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee, U.K.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Chadee
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Corbet
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D010058:Oviposition