Van Handel E
IFAS-University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach 32962.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1991 Mar;7(1):66-8.
Adult Culex quinquefasciatus, maintained from emergence on sugar, were fed blood and then fed either sugar (control) or water (starving) for 7 days. Analysis of ovaries and egg rafts for protein, lipids and glycogen showed that only glycogen levels were diminished by starvation. Eggs from both control and starving females, however, were equally viable. Nonbloodfed starving females lived longer than bloodfed starving females. These results suggest that the blood meal maximizes fertility, not longevity.
从羽化后开始以糖为食饲养的成年致倦库蚊，先喂食血液，然后分别喂食糖（对照组）或水（饥饿组）7天。对卵巢和卵块进行蛋白质、脂质和糖原分析表明，只有糖原水平因饥饿而降低。然而，对照组和饥饿组雌性蚊子所产的卵活力相当。未吸血的饥饿雌性蚊子比吸血的饥饿雌性蚊子寿命更长。这些结果表明，吸血能使繁殖力最大化，而非延长寿命。
