Biological Observations on Aedes Seatoi Huang in Thailand with Notes on Rural Aedes Aegypti (L.) and Other Stegomyia Populations

Abstract

Aedes seatoi is recorded from 8 Thailand provinces. Observations show A. seatoi bites man, and suggest it is semi-domestic and usually selects natural bamboo containers for oviposition, rather than artificial containers. Aedes albopictus, A. seatoi, A. annandalei, A. aegypti, A. gardnerii imitator and A. pseudalbopictus were collected in rural villages by bamboo cup surveys in that order of frequency. Incidence of A. aegypti utilization of natural containers in rural villages was higher than anticipated and deserves serious consideration in future surveys. Larval associations of Stegomyia species in natural and artificial containers in rural village habitats were complex and add an additional taxonomic burden to surveys. This burden is due to the nearly identical larvae of A. aegypti and A. seatoi and nearly identical adults of A. albopictus and A. seatoi.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1972
Accession Number
ADA510791

Entities

People

  • B. A. Harrison
  • K. Mongkolpanya
  • P. Boonyakanist

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Asia
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Research
  • Breeding
  • Communities
  • Containers
  • Continents
  • Domestic
  • Entomology
  • Geographic Regions
  • Observation
  • South Africa
  • Southeast Asia
  • Taxonomy
  • Thailand
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology