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The migration of infective larvae of Brugia pahangi within the mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

S. W. Lindsay
S. W. Lindsay
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Helminthology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT
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Summary

The course of the migration of infective larvae of Brugiapahangi within the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is described. The presence of blood or eggs in the abdomens of mosquitoes at a time when the infective larvae are beginning their migration out of the thorax leads to a significant increase in the proportion of larvae accumulating in the abdomen. The evidence supports the hypothesis that infective larvae may accumulate in the labium as a direct consequence of the insect's internal anatomy i.e. infective larvae on moving into a confined space tend to remain there. In addition, the rate at which infective larvae migrate into the labium is shown to be density dependent.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 92 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 369 - 378
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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