Table 4 Specimens of Aedes japonicus (CH) (n = 24) examined microscopically for larval stages of Dirofilaria immitis
From: Development of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in Aedes japonicus and Aedes geniculatus
| Â | Mosquitoes | Number of larval stages per individual positive mosquito | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dpi | Total no. | No. positive | mf | L1 | L2 | L3 | Location (total no. in all dissected mosquitoes)c |
1 | 3 | 2 | 5, 4 | – | – | – |  |
3 | 6 | 6 | 1, 1, 1, 1 | 5, 4, 2, 1 | – | – | |
4 | 3 | 1b | – | 6 | – | – | |
7 | 3 | 2 | – | 7 | 5, 3 | 1 | In Malpighian tubules, L1 melanized |
10 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 1, 6 | In Malpighian tubules (7) |
14 | 3a | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1, 3 | Head (1), Malpighian tubules (2) |
21 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1, 4, 9 | Proboscis (7), head (1), thorax (5) |