Dry season survival of Aedes aegypti eggs in various breeding sites in the Dar es Salaam area, Tanzania.
In field experiments in different breeding sites in a shaded suburban area, 7-40% of A. aegypti eggs survived a 120-day dry period. In a relatively unshaded coral area, only 3-23% of eggs survived 60 days in exposed sites, but 7-17% survived 120 days in shaded sites. Survival in some sites was higher than in the laboratory at constant conditions.
D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D006813:Humidity; D010063:Ovum; D012621:Seasons; D013636:Tanzania; D013997:Time Factors