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Predatory Potential of Larvae of Toxorhynchites Splendens on the Larvae of Aedes sp.
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Predatory Potential of Larvae of Toxorhynchites Splendens on the Larvae of Aedes sp.
Indian Vet. J., March 2013, 90 (3) : 18 - 19 |
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Arunkumar, S.
Sangaran, A. |
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Predatory potential
Larvae of Toxorhynchites splendens Larvae of Aedes sp |
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| Description |
Larvae of Toxorhynchites splendens mosquito are predaceous on immature stages of other mosquitoe species (Toma and Miyagi, 1992). Adults of these mosquitoes feed on nectar and other naturally occurring carbohydrate sources. In nature, T. splendens larvae are commonly found in tree holes, coconut husks and bamboo stems that hold water. These sites are also often excellent larval developmental sources for pest mosquitoes like Aedes species which are capable of transmitting yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya and other diseases in human beings (Jones and Schreiber, 2002). The increasing resistance of mosquitoes populations to the current commercial insecticides has hampered the efforts to control mosquitoes effectively. There has been an increasing interest in the development of biological control of mosquitoes. The present study was undertaken to test the predatory potential of larvae of T. splendens on larvae of Aedes species.
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2016-06-03T10:25:26Z
2016-06-03T10:25:26Z 2013-03 |
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Article
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/66690
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en
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application/pdf
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Indian Veterinary Journal
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