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Table 1 Food amounts (mg) supplied to the larvae of Anopheles darlingi

From: Larval food quantity affects development time, survival and adult biological traits that influence the vectorial capacity of Anopheles darlingi under laboratory conditions

Instars

Food amount

 

Low

Medium

High

1

0.18

0.35

0.6

2

2.5

5

10

3

5

10

15

4

10

15

30

  1. The amount corresponds to 100 larvae. In the first and second instars, the food is offered only once a day, for the third instar twice and to the third and fourth instars, three times a day.
  2. Food supply based on the food amounts consumed by other culicid species [7].
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Malaria Journal

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