Publications by authors named "Barbara Byttebier"

In temperate regions, the populations of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) remain in the egg stage during the winter. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a temperate region in the southern limit of Ae.

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In temperate regions, the populations of Aedes aegypti (L.) remain in the egg stage during the cold season. The ability of these eggs to survive until the next favorable season is affected by several mortality factors, including the action of predators.

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Few studies have assessed the effects of food scarcity or excess on the life history traits of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) independently from larval density. We assessed immature survival, development time, and adult size in relation to food availability.

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