Anopheles pseudopunctipennis and the consequences of oviposition decisions on the diet,
development, body size, and survival of offspring were examined. 2. A natural population of
An. pseudopunctipennis in Chiapas, Mexico, oviposited almost exclusively in containers
with filamentous algae. Algae represented 47% of the gut contents of mosquito larvae
sampled from the natural population. Mosquito larvae fed on an exclusive diet of algae …