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VOL. 6, ISSUE 1 (2024)
Impact of three different types of water media on the life stages of Aedes aegypti under laboratory conditions
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Ananna Ghosh, Md. Forhad Hossain, Abrar Zaheen Ahmed Bhuiyan, Kajla Seheli
Abstract
Water plays a crucial role in a mosquito’s life cycle as it includes an
aquatic phase. Female mosquitoes lay their eggs in different water bodies and
the immature stages successfully develop into adults depending on the water
quality. In this research work, we studied the effects of three different types
of water media (deionized, distilled, and tap water) on the developmental
stages and quality parameters of A. aegypti. The study was aimed to find
more affordable ways to improve mass-rearing protocol toward the implementation
of sterile insect techniques. In this experiment, a suitable rearing media for A.
aegypti mosquito in laboratory conditions was selected by assessing the
mosquitoes' tolerance to variations in water quality with respect to electrical
conductivity (EC), dissolved oxygen (DO), total dissolved solids (TDS), and pH.
During this study, pupal production rate, time to pupation, adult emergence
rate, male and female pupal body size and adult longevity were examined.
According to the obtained data, laboratory used tap water is moderately hard
and has no noticeable effect on the growth and quality of A aegypti
mosquito species. These results might be helpful in cost effective rearing of A.
aegypti using tap water for the successful implementation of sterile insect
technique. Considering that reverse osmosis or deionized water is costly in
Bangladesh and the country is struggling with the ongoing challenges of Aedes
mosquito-borne diseases.
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Pages:34-39
How to cite this article:
Ananna Ghosh, Md. Forhad Hossain, Abrar Zaheen Ahmed Bhuiyan, Kajla Seheli "Impact of three different types of water media on the life stages of <i>Aedes aegypti </i>under laboratory conditions". International Journal of Educational Research and Studies, Vol 6, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 34-39
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