Klowden M J
Division of Entomology, University of Idaho, Moscow 83844.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1993 Jun;9(2):169-73.
Mated female Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that were maintained after emergence without carbohydrate were more likely to develop eggs after a small blood meal than were unmated females maintained on the same diet. The effect was due to male accessory gland substances transferred to the female during mating. Neither the endogenous reserves of protein and lipid nor the number of eggs developed per volume of ingested blood differed between mated and unmated females, suggesting that the utilization of existing reserves was altered by mating. Methoprene administered to both mated and unmated females that ingested small blood meals reduced the likelihood that egg development would occur. Small volumes of blood were more likely to trigger oogenesis in both mated and unmated females if their abdomens were additionally distended.
羽化后未摄取碳水化合物的已交配雌性白纹伊蚊，与摄取相同饮食的未交配雌性相比，在摄取少量血液后更有可能发育出卵。这种效应是由于交配过程中雄性副腺物质转移到了雌性体内。已交配和未交配的雌性之间，蛋白质和脂质的内源性储备以及每摄取单位体积血液所发育出的卵的数量均无差异，这表明交配改变了现有储备的利用方式。对摄取少量血液的已交配和未交配雌性施用甲氧普烯，可降低卵发育的可能性。如果已交配和未交配雌性的腹部进一步扩张，少量血液更有可能触发它们的卵子发生。
