Distribution and Sampling of Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) Eggs in a Florida Mangrove Forest
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 28 (2) , 270-274
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/28.2.270
Abstract
The distribution of Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann) eggs in a Florida mangrove basin forest was quantified and used to design a sampling plan. Eggs were found in detritus-rich soil with the highest densities in a band at elevations 0.1–0.2 m above the water line. Dispersion indices (k and Taylor's b) indicated that the eggs were aggregated; 14 of 16 populations tested fit the negative binomial distribution. A fixed-size sampling plan using systematic sampling was designed from these data.Keywords
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