Table 1 Mid afternoon egg output by Anopheles gambiae as influenced by previous access to an ovipositional resource.
From: Ovipositional periodicity of caged Anopheles gambiae individuals
Treatment | Total eggs per cage per period | ||
|---|---|---|---|
With ovipositional resource the previous evening | 1700 – 1200 h | 1200 – 1600 h | |
Cage No. | Individuals/cage | ||
1 | 14 | 252 | 0 |
2 | 18 | 363 | 0 |
3 | 17 | 77 | 0 |
4 | 16 | 512 | 1 |
5 | 20 | 790 | 10 |
6 | 20 | 818 | 38 |
7 | 20 | 567 | 154 |
8 | 20 | 872 | 0 |
9 | 19 | 1888 | 0 |
10 | 20 | 1855 | 0 |
11 | 20 | 1251 | 0 |
12 | 20 | 1793 | 0 |
Total | 224 | 11038 | 203 |
Without ovipositional resource the previous evening | |||
Cage No. | Individuals/cage | ||
1 | 14 | - | 3 |
2 | 18 | - | 9 |
3 | 15 | - | 0 |
4 | 18 | - | 161 |
5 | 20 | - | 0 |
6 | 20 | - | 128 |
7 | 20 | - | 0 |
8 | 20 | - | 51 |
9 | 18 | - | 6 |
10 | 20 | - | 184 |
11 | 18 | - | 99 |
12 | 20 | - | 0 |
Total | 221 | - | 641 |