Table 5.
Ovarian development in virgin female Anopheles gambiae, collected from the field as pupae, dissected 24 to 48 hrs after feeding, according to the number of blood feeds taken.
| Egg stage | ||||
| Number of times fed | I-IIe | II | III-IV | V |
| 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |