VARIATION IN THE HATCHING RESPONSE OF OCHLEROTATUS ALBIFASCIATUS EGG BATCHES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) IN TEMPERATE ARGENTINA

Variation in the hatching response of Ochlerotatus albifasciatus egg batches (Diptera: Culicidae) in temperate Argentina

Egg hatching of winter-collected Ochlerotatus albifasciatus was studied for six months.Batches of eggs were divided into two groups, one of them was stored in the laboratory at 23°C and 12:12 photoperiod, and the other in the field under Left Shroud dead leaves.Every month, from July to December, eggs from the two groups were flooded under both

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