Abstract
The relationship between axil age and water-holding capacity on the presence and age of immatures of Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni (Theobald) complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in cultivated banana, Musa spp. (Musaceae), Colocasia esculenta and Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) during the rainy and dry seasons at different locations in Uganda is presented. On Musa spp., higher, younger axils were found to contain more water than older Qnes. In some seasons these axils held more immatures of Aedes simpsoni complex than the lower, older axils of the plant. On C. esculenta and X. sagittifolium plants, the middle and lower axils held more water, and had a greater abundance of larvae and pupae. There were generally no significant differences (P > 0.05) in the mean age of larvae and pupae found in axils of different ages.
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