Influence of Age and Nutritional Status on Flight Performance of the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a competent vector for arboviruses and recently was implicated as the vector of the first autochthonous cases of dengue and chikungunya in southern Europe. The objective of this study was to analyze the flight performance of female Ae. albopictus of dif...

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Main Authors: Lauren F. Collins, Mark R. Brown, Christian Kaufmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/4/3/404