From: Development of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in Aedes japonicus and Aedes geniculatus
 | Mosquitoes | Number of larval stages per individual positive mosquito |  | ||||
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Dpi | Total no. | No. positive | Mf | L1 | L2 | L3 | Location (total no. in all dissected mosquitoes)a |
1 | 3 | 3 | 6, 8, 20 | – | – | – |  |
5 | 2 | 2 | – | 3, 7 | – | – | Malpighian tubules (3) |
9 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 19 | 14 | Malphighian tubules (36) |
14 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1, 25 | L3: Proboscis (20), thorax (2), Malpighian tubules (4) |