Effect of desiccation on mosquito oviposition site selection in Mediterranean temporary habitats

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 498-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Duchet ◽  
Shomen Mukherjee ◽  
Meital Stein ◽  
Matthew Spencer ◽  
Leon Blaustein
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Oviposition Site ◽  
Oviposition Site Selection ◽  
Temporary Habitats ◽  
Mosquito Oviposition

Predator-Induced Shifts in Mosquito Oviposition Site Selection: A Meta-Analysis and Implications for Vector Control

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 263-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Vonesh ◽  
Leon Blaustein
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Predator Avoidance ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Oviposition Site ◽  
Oviposition Site Selection ◽  
Vector Population ◽  
General Importance ◽  
Mosquito Oviposition ◽  
Aquatic Predators

The global resurgence and emergence of new mosquito-borne diseases and increasing resistance of mosquitoes to chemical pesticides have prompted renewed interest in biocontrol methods that use aquatic predators of mosquito larvae. For disease vectors with complex life cycles, like mosquitoes, in which adults are terrestrial and choose aquatic habitats in which to deposit their offspring, shifts in oviposition site selection may have important consequences for vector population dynamics and epidemiology. While there have been numerous studies of mosquito oviposition site selection, methodology and results vary, making it difficult to evaluate the general importance of predator-induced shifts in oviposition site selection for biocontrol scenarios. Here we use meta-analysis to provide a quantitative framework for examining variation in mosquito oviposition responses to predators. Overall, we find a broad pattern of predator avoidance among mosquito and predator taxa. The primary factor explaining variation in oviposition response appears to be taxonomic and/or life-history related—avoidance is weakest or non-existent inAedesspecies that oviposit eggs above water in container habitats. Responses also varied among predators. Generally, oviposition avoidance was strongest in response to fish and insects, weak or nonexistent in response to notostracans, urodeles, or dipterans, and there is limited evidence that some mosquitoes are attracted to cyclopoid crustaceans. Our results highlight that predator avoidance during oviposition is common, but not ubiquitous, in mosquitoes and needs to be considered when evaluating the likely efficacy of aquatic predators for biocontrol.

Oviposition site selection: unresponsiveness ofDrosophilato cues of potential thermal stress

1997 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 585-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN E. FEDER ◽  
NATHANIEL BLAIR ◽  
HUNTER FIGUERAS
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stress ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Oviposition Site ◽  
Oviposition Site Selection
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