From: Development of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in Aedes japonicus and Aedes geniculatus
 | 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)b |
1 | 2 | 1a | 2 | – | – | – | Midgut (2) |
3 | 3 | 2a | – | 1, 3 | – | – | Malpighian tubules (4) |
4 | 1 | 0a | – | – | – | – |  |
5 | 2 | 1a | 1 | 11 | – | – | Malpighian tubules (11, of which 3 melanized) |
6 | 1 | 0a | – | – | – | – |  |
14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |