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Anti‐mosquito antibodies decrease the reproductive capacity of Aedes aegypti
Author(s) -
RAMASAMY MANTHRI S.,
RAMASAMY RANJAN,
KAY BRIAN H.,
KIDSON CHEV
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1988.tb00053.x
Subject(s) - aedes aegypti , biology , fecundity , antibody , aedes , antigen , virology , immunology , dengue fever , larva , ecology , population , demography , sociology
.Aedes aegypti (L.) fed on rabbits immunized with mosquito antigens showed a reduction in fecundity in the first oviposition and decreased viability of the progeny. Feeding behaviour of mosquitoes was not affected and no significant mortality was observed due to the presence of anti‐mosquito antibodies in the bloodmeal. Antibodies were detected in the oocytes of mosquitoes 48 h after the bloodmeal. The role of specific antibodies in influencing fecundity is discussed.