| laboratory studies of transovarial transmission of la crosse and other arboviruses by aedes albopictus and culex fatigans. | transovarial transmission of la crosse virus by experimentally infected aedes albopictus females to 2.7% of their f1 generation offspring was demonstrated. progeny of both sexes were infected. mean virus titers in parent mosquitoes and infected f1 generation adults were 10(4.6) and 10(3.4) plaque forming units/insect, respectively. the la crosse-infected offspring were randomly distributed among the female parents. after two serial passages in a. albopictus, a marked change occurred in the plaqu ... | 1975 | 1190373 |