Table 5.
Specimens of Aedes japonicus (CH) (n = 17) examined for larval stages of Dirofilaria repens
| Mosquitoes | Number of larval stages per individual positive mosquito | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dpi | Total no. | No. positive | Mf | L1 | L2 | L3 | Location (total no. in all dissected mosquitoes)a |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 19, 20, 8, 1 | – | – | – | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 11, 18 | – | – | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | – | 23, 9 | – | L2 in Malpighian tubules (32) | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 4, 1 | 6, 3, 12 | Proboscis (9), thorax (9), abdomen (4), Malpighian tubules (4) |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | – | 1, 5 | 7 | 8, 11, 11 | proboscis (26), head (1), abdomen (3) |
| 21 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 12, 3 | Proboscis (13), abdomen (2) |
Abbreviations: dpi day post-inoculation, mf microfilariae, L1 first-stage larva, L2 second-stage larva, L3 third-stage larva (infectious stage)
aData given only when localisation was clearly assignable after dissection