Assessment of Alternative Mating Strategies in Anopheles gambiae: Does Mating Occur Indoors?

• Published in: Journal of medical entomology Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 643 - 652
• Main Authors: Dao, A, Adamou, A, Yaro, A.S, Maïga, H.M, Kassogue, Y, Traoré, S.F, Lehmann, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.2008
• Subjects: Animals; Anopheles - physiology; Anopheles gambiae; breeding sites; diurnal activity; Ecosystem; Female; females; housing; Housing, Animal; human diseases; indoor mating; insect behavior; insect biology; insect vectors; insemination; malaria; Male; males; mark-recapture studies; mating behavior; Mosquito Control; natural mating; risk assessment; Sexual Behavior, Animal - physiology; strains

Mating in Anopheles gambiae has been observed only in outdoor swarms. Here we evaluate whether mating also occurs indoors. Mark-release-recapture of virgin males and females in natural houses showed that mating occurred over a single day even when mosquitoes can leave the house through exit traps an...