Author:
Saraiva José Ferreira,Dos Santos Barroso Jéssica Fernanda,Santos Neto Noel Fernandes,Rabelo Furtado Nercy Virginia,Carvalho Dario Pires,Ribeiro Kaio Augusto,Pereira Lima José Bento,Galardo Allan Kardec Ribeiro
Abstract
ABSTRACTMansonia are aggressive mosquito species that are abundant in aquatic ecosystems where the macrophyte plants occur. These mosquitoes are commonly found across the Amazon/Solimões River basin. However, little is known about the oviposition behavior of these species. In the present study, we registered observations on the oviposition activity of 3 species: Mansonia amazonensis, Ma. humeralis, and Ma. cf. titillans, in 5 species of macrophytes in the vicinities of the Madeira River, Porto Velho, State of Rondônia, Brazil. Overall, 197 egg batches were collected. A greater amount of egg batches was found in Salvinia molesta as compared with other macrophytes sampled. In addition, 2 new oviposition habitats were noted in Ludwigia helmintorrhiza and Limnobium spongia. These findings will be important to understand the reproductive dynamics of these mosquitoes in the Brazilian Amazon basin.
Publisher
American Mosquito Control Association
Subject
Insect Science,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Medicine,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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