Ciclo biológico y establecimiento de una colonia de Anopheles pseudopunctipennis Theobald 1901, variedad bifoliata (Diftera: culicidae) en Cali, Colombia

Abstract

Anopheles pseudopunctipennis, variety bifoliata, was colonized for five generations under laboratory conditions, using induced copulation. The specimens were placed on a 12 hour photoperiod, at 24-29°C of temperature and 72-80% of relative humidity. Data were collected for growth and life cycle. The duration of the immature stages was 12.6 days; a standard larval size was osberved through the five generations period. The longevity of female and male was 26.0 and 30.8 days respectivety.