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 | 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) |