Table 2.
The development of S. tundra larvae in laboratory insectary conditions (21°C, SD 2.8, relative humidity 65%, SD12.4) in Aedes mosquitoes.
| Days after blood meal |
1 | 2–3 | 4–6 | 7–8 | 9–10 | 11–13 | 14–16 | 17–20 | 21–22 |
| No | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mean larvae (SD) Range |
1 - |
1.5 (0.5) 1–2 |
2.8 (1.9) 1–7 |
3.3 (1.2) 1–5 |
11 (8.4) 3–24 |
8.4 (6.5) 3–21 |
5,5 (2.5) 3–8 |
28 (18) 8–51 |
17 (11,2) 6–34 |
| Mean length (SD) Range |
266 (9.3) 257–275 |
194 (19) 176–220 |
191 (42) 132–330 |
295 (60) 165–385 |
451 (99) 198–803 |
885 (388) 165–1210 |
1687 (104) 1540–1760 |
1333 (180) 935–1595 |
1504 (155) 1100–1760 |
| Mean width (SD) Range |
7.9 (1.1) 6.75–9 |
25 (4.9) 20–32 |
23 (4.4) 14–32 |
31 (5) 18–36 |
35 (2.5) 32–41 |
38 (6.2) 23–45 |
29 (2) 27–32 |
27,4 (1) 27–32 |
29 (2,3) 27–36 |
| Development site | thorax | Thorax | thorax | thorax | thorax | thorax | thorax, abd, head | thorax, abd, head, prob, palps | Thorax, abd, head, prob, palps |
| Larvae tot. | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 43 | 30 | 11 | 83 | 84 |