Partitioning of glycogen, lipid, and sugar in ovaries and body remnants of female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) fed human blood

• Main Authors: Amara T. Naksathit, John D. Edman, Thomas W. Scott
• Other Authors: University of Maryland
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Veterinary
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/25318
• Institution: Mahidol University

We examined the accumulation of glycogen, lipid, and sugar obtained from a human blood meal for egg development and body energy reserves by small and large female Aedes aegypti (L.). Small and large mosquitoes were fed a single meal of human blood on day 2 after emergence. Mosquitoes were collected...