Aedies Aegypti

Aedes Aegypti The mosquito that has attracted the most attention is the mosquito Aedes aegypti. It belongs to the family Culcidae, consisting of about 2,500 species (Encyclopedia Britanica 1999), along with other genera of mosquitoes such as Anopheles, Culex, Orthopodomyia, and the Toxorynchites, to name a few (Womack 1993, E.B. 1999). This mosquito has been known best for transmitting yellow fever and human dengue throughout the tropic and subtropic of the Americas (Womack, M 1993). This mosquito along with …

…life cycle is very simple compared to many other organisms. The female feeds on a blood diet to mature her eggs (E.B. 1999), and she lays them in a damp artificial container. The time for development of these eggs to mosquitoes is anywhere from four to ten days depending on the water temperature and the food supply (Womack 1993). Soon after the organism passes through the pupal stage they mate and start the cycle over again.