Developmental time of immature forms of Sabethes aurescens Lutz (Diptera, Culicidae) from artificially perforated bamboo in the rain forest of southern Brazil Tempo de desenvolvimento de formas imaturas de Sabethes aurescens Lutz (Diptera, Culicidae) provenientes de bambus artificialmente perfurados em floresta atlântica do sul do Brasil

The development time of the immature forms of Sabethes aurescens Lutz, 1905, from perforated bamboo in the southern Brazil rain forest was studied under laboratory conditions. Mean development periods were 5±2.23, 10±5.20, 14±8.26, 36±13.90 and 9±2.43 days, respectively, for the four larval instars...

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Main Authors: Gerson Azulim Muller, Mario Antônio Navarro-Silva, Carlos Brisola Marcondes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2009-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262009000400016