Table 9 Specimens of laboratory colony Aedes aegypti IPNC (n = 18) examined microscopically for larval stages of Dirofilaria repens
From: Development of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in Aedes japonicus and Aedes geniculatus
| Â | Â | Â | Number of larval stages per individual positive mosquitoc | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dpi | Total no. of individuals | No. of positive individuals | Mf | L1 | L2 | L3 |
1 | 6 | 3a | 1, 3, 6 | – | – | – |
3 | 4 | 2 | 16, 2 | – | – | – |
5 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
7 | 2 | 0a | – | – | – | – |
9b | 1 | 0a | – | – | – | – |
12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
16 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – |