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Distribution and sampling of Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) eggs in a Florida mangrove forest
1Department of Entomology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
Journal of Medical Entomology
|March 1, 1991
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.