Abstract
The effect of the source and size of bloodmeal on egg production in Culex quinquefasciatus was investigated. Three vertebrate hosts (man, rat and chicken) were used as sources of bloodmeal. Results show that the differences in the amount of blood engorged from the various hosts were not significant. However, the number of eggs produced by the mosquitoes fed on the blood of the various hosts varied significantly (p<0.001). Female Cx. quinquefasciatus that took avian blood laid a greater number of eggs than those that fed on mammals.
