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Comparative development and growth of Aedes albopictus in response to native Quercus rubra and invasive Lonicera maackii leaf litter
Author(s) -
Russo Leslie K.,
Boyd Jennifer N.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/een.12657
Subject(s) - aedes albopictus , biology , botany , larva , pupa , invasive species , honeysuckle , horticulture , aedes aegypti , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology , medicine
1. Invasive plant species can modify native habitats in ways that influence co‐occurring mosquito populations. This study investigated the comparative influence on invasive Aedes albopictus Skuse (Asian tiger mosquito) of leaf litter of invasive Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim. (Amur honeysuckle) and leaf litter of native Quercus rubra L. (red oak). 2. Two density treatment levels of A. albopictus larvae were reared in either L. maackii or Q. rubru leaf infusions in small containers in a laboratory. The success of and time to pupation and emergence, adult sex ratio, and wing length as a proxy for size were assessed as dependent variables. 3. Individuals were more likely to pupate and emerge when reared in the Q. rubra infusion, but pupation occurred faster and adults grew larger when larval development occurred in the L. maackii infusion. The time to pupation for both females and males and male adult size were negatively impacted by density in the Q. rubra infusion, but density did not impact these factors in the L. maackii infusion. 4. Findings suggest that A. albopictus invasion could be influenced by concurrent L. maackii invasion. However, overall impacts on A. albopictus population dynamics through time could be complex, giving the contrasting influences of L. maackii on the early survival and subsequent development and growth of A. albopictus .