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Aedes Aegypti - Term Papers

Aedes Aegypti


The mosquito that has attracted the most attention is the mosquito Aedes
aegypti. It belongs to the family Culcidae, consisting of about 2,500 species
(Encyclopedia Britanica 1999), along with other genera of mosquitoes such as
Anopheles, Culex, Orthopodomyia, and the Toxorynchites, to name a few (Womack
1993, E.B. 1999). This mosquito has been known best for transmitting yellow fever and
human dengue throughout the tropic and subtropic of the Americas (Womack, M 1993).
This mosquito along with others are looked upon as pests and nuisances in modern day
society because of their attraction to moisture, lactic acid, carbon dioxide, body heat and
movement (E.B. 1999) but we can not ...

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1996). The dorsal pattern of white scales on the scutum is in
the shape of a ‘lyre’ with two central based stripes that contrast with the dark scales
present on the insect (Womack 1993,
Russel 1996). Its wings are dark scaled and femur and hind legs are pale scaled for
about three-quarters, and dark scaled for about two-thirds (Russel 1996).
The first through the fourth segments of the hind tarsi are characterized by white rings
and the fifth segment is all white.
Adults can be found in abundance in towns and cities near human dwelling
places., living in trees, herbaceous plants, dim closets, cabinets or even old automobile
tires (Womack 1993, Juliano 1998). The species feeds mostly during the day increasing
its feeding rate two hours after sunrise and several hours before sunset ( Womack
1993, Geographical Magazine 1998), while it is not rare for females to feed under
artificial light at night. The above feeding habits of the Aedes aegypti contributes to the
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Added: 10/19/2008 04:09:42 AM
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