Chadee D D, Corbet P S
Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee, U.K.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1990 Feb;84(1):79-84. doi: 10.1080/00034983.1990.11812435.
Diel patterns of oviposition of domestic Aedes aegypti were monitored early in the dry season in two situations indoors in Trinidad, West Indies. In kitchens, a large, well defined peak of oviposition (comprising more than 56% of eggs laid) occurred two to four hours before sunset and a smaller peak (about 16% of eggs laid) occurred within the two hours after sunrise. In living rooms, the afternoon peak was better defined and larger (more than 86% of eggs laid) and occurred later, within the two hours before sunset; the morning peak coincided with its counterpart in kitchens but was much smaller (less than 2% of eggs laid); some oviposition (about 8%) occurred at night but only during the two hours after sunset. Peaks of oviposition corresponded with times of greater human presence or activity in the two kinds of room. Similarities and differences between these patterns and those of oviposition outdoors and of landing indoors are discussed in the context of possible determinants of oviposition behaviour.
在西印度群岛特立尼达岛旱季初期，对室内两种环境下的家埃及伊蚊产卵的昼夜模式进行了监测。在厨房中，一个清晰明确的产卵高峰（占所产卵数的56%以上）出现在日落前两至四小时，一个较小的高峰（约占所产卵数的16%）出现在日出后两小时内。在客厅中，下午的高峰更为清晰且规模更大（占所产卵数的86%以上），出现在日落前两小时内，且时间更晚；早晨的高峰与厨房中的对应高峰时间一致，但规模小得多（占所产卵数的不到2%）；一些产卵（约8%）发生在夜间，但仅在日落后两小时内。产卵高峰与这两种房间内人群出现或活动较多的时间相对应。结合产卵行为的可能决定因素，讨论了这些模式与户外产卵模式以及室内着陆模式之间的异同。
