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MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ
Volume 101, Issue 2, Pages 225-228Publisher
FUNDACO OSWALDO CRUZ
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000200017
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Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; pupal weight
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- NIAID NIH HHS [R01 AI-44793] Funding Source: Medline
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A monthly survey of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus immatures in discarded tires at a site in metropolitan Rio de Janeiro showed that Ae. albopictus was much more abundant in the rainy season, but Ae. aegypti abundance showed a less clear seasonal pattern. Pupal masses for Ae. albopictus showed a seasonal trend In contrast, Ae. aegypti pupae did not show any clear trend in weight. Large Ae. albopictus pupae were found in the warmer months, when water volume was higher pH lower, and larval abundance lower Further studies should be carried out to assess how seasonal variations in body size may impact vector competence of these species in Brazil.
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