title: Temperature effects on the immature development time of Culex eduardoi Casal & García (Diptera: Culicidae).
abstract: The effect of constant temperatures on the development time from first instar to adult emergence was studied in Culex eduardoi Casal & García reared at 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 or 33°C. Data were adjusted to the linear degree-day model and the nonlinear Briére model. According to the linear model, the development time was inversely related to the rearing temperatures between 7°C and 25°C. Maximum mortality (100%) was recorded at temperatures > 30°C. According to the linear model, the development threshold temperature and thermal constant were 5.7°C and 188.8 degree days, respectively. The lower and upper threshold temperatures and the optimum temperature for the nonlinear model were -2.3, 30.0 and 28.1°C, respectively.
authors: Grupo de Estudio de Mosquitos, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Univ de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Loetti
authors: N J
authors: NJ
authors: Schweigmann
authors: N E
authors: NE
authors: Burroni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000254:growth & development*; D013696:Temperature