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Table 1 Specimens of Aedes koreicus examined for microfilariae (mf) and larval stages of Dirofilaria immitis at scheduled days post infection

From: Development of Dirofilaria immitis within the mosquito Aedes (Finlaya) koreicus, a new invasive species for Europe

 

Total mosquitoes

Examined

Killed

Naturally dead

Days post infection

 

total larval stages counted/mosquito infected; mean (range)

total larval stages counted/mosquito infected; mean (range)

 

mf

L1

L2

L3

mf

L1

L3

1

3

43/3;14.3 (1–36)

0

0

0

   

2

3

    

45/3;15.0 (10–22)

0

0

3

3

    

33/3;11.0 (4–17)

26/2;8.7 (0–22)

0

4

1

    

29/1

0

0

6

5

    

2/2;0.4 (0–1)

66/3;13.2 (0–26)

0

7

2

    

0

0

0

8

1

    

0

0

15/1

9

3

    

0

1/1

17/2;5.6 (0–10)

13

2*

0

0

8/1

7/1

0

0

3/1

16

1

0

0

0

15/1

   

20

3

    

0

0

2/2;0.7 (0–1)

21

2

    

0

0

3/1;1.5 (0–3)

22

5

0

0

0

15/5;3.0 (0–4)

   

24

1

    

0

2/1

1/1

27

3

    

0

0

0

28

4**

0

0

0

5/1

0

0

7/2;2.3 (0–4)

Total

42***

43/3;14.3 (1–36)

0

8/1

42/8;5.2 (0–15)

111/9;8.5 (0–22)

93/7;8.4 (0–22)

48/10;3.4 (0–17)

  1. *one killed and one naturally dead, **one killed and three naturally dead, *** three specimens for histology not included (one killed and two dead at 6 dpi).