scholarly journals Biological control agent for mosquito larvae: Review on the killifish, Aphanius dispar dispar (Rppel, 1829)

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (44) ◽  
pp. 8683-8688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suliman Al Akel Ali ◽  
Mohamed Suliman Elamin
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Mosquito Larvae

scholarly journals Factors influencing the predation rates of Anisops breddini (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) feeding on mosquito larvae

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Weterings ◽  
K.C. Vetter ◽  
C. Umponstira
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Prey Density ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Prey Type ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Mosquito Larvae ◽  
Predator Density ◽  
Water Bugs ◽  
Predation Rates

Notonectidae are a family of water bugs that are known to be important predators of mosquito larvae and have great potential in the biological control of vector mosquitoes. An experiment was conducted to assess mosquito larvae predation by <em>Anisops</em> <em>breddini</em>, a species common to Southeast Asia. The predation rates were recorded in context of prey density, predator density, predator size and prey type. Predation rates were strongly affected by prey type and less by prey density and predator density. They ranged between 1.2 prey items per day for pupae of <em>Aedes</em> <em>aegeypti</em> and <em>Armigeres</em> <em>moultoni</em> to 5.9 for <em>Ae</em>. <em>aegypti</em> larvae. Compared with studies on other Notonectidae species, the predation rates appear low, which is probably caused by the relative small size of the specimens used in this study. <em>An</em>. <em>breddini</em> is very common in the region and often found in urban areas; therefore, the species has potential as a biological control agent.

scholarly journals Assessment of Clarias gariepinus as a biological control agent against mosquito larvae

BMC Ecology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Buze Chala ◽  
Berhanu Erko ◽  
Abebe Animut ◽  
Abraham Degarege ◽  
Beyene Petros
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Mosquito Larvae
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