Effect of mating period and time-of-day for bloodmeal on rearing of Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in laboratory conditions

Domin Kim, Donghun Kim

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Abstract

Colonization and maintenance of mosquitoes in the laboratory is required to study physiology, ecology, and behavior of mosquitoes and interactions between mosquito and pathogens. Artificial blood feeding systems have been widely used to maintain the laboratory colony of Aedes albopictus. In this study, we investigated the effects of mating period (1, 3, 6, and 10 days) and time-of-day for bloodmeal (08:00, 13:00, and 18:00) in the use of an artificial feeding system on blood-feeding rate, female fecundity, egg hatching rate, and developmental time of the Asian tiger mosquito, A. albopictus. Younger females mated for three or fewer days reproduced more eggs compared to those of oldest females mated for ten days. Similar to the result for eggs laid, the mean egg-hatching rate was significantly higher from the offspring of younger females than from those of older females. However, mating period and time-of-day for bloodmeal had no effect on the blood feeding rate and developmental time. Taken together, we suggest that three-day mating with bloodmeal at 18:00 is optimal for maintaining colonies of A. albopictus in laboratory conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-235
Number of pages7
JournalEntomological Research
Volume50
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2020

Keywords

  • Aedes albopictus
  • artificial blood-feeding
  • mating time

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