Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina

We evaluated the potential of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> in La Plata city (Argentina). Mosquito larval survivorship due to predation by these copepods was estimated at weekly intervals during the oviposition period of <i>A. a...

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Autores principales: Martí, Gerardo Aníbal, Micieli, María Victoria, Scorsetti, Ana Clara, Liljesthröm, Gerardo Gustavo
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2004
Materias:
Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Aedes
biological pest control
copepod
disease carrier
larva
physiology
predation
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/37157
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Aedes
biological pest control
copepod
disease carrier
larva
physiology
predation
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Aedes
biological pest control
copepod
disease carrier
larva
physiology
predation
Martí, Gerardo Aníbal
Micieli, María Victoria
Scorsetti, Ana Clara
Liljesthröm, Gerardo Gustavo
Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Aedes
biological pest control
copepod
disease carrier
larva
physiology
predation
description We evaluated the potential of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> in La Plata city (Argentina). Mosquito larval survivorship due to predation by these copepods was estimated at weekly intervals during the oviposition period of <i>A. aegypti</i>. Mean weekly <i>A. aegypti</i> larval survivorship in cylindrical plastic containers (12 cm height and 11 cm diameter) with copepods was significantly lower than in control containers. Furthermore, weekly larval survival was negatively correlated with <i>M. annulatus</i> adult density, and approximately 23 adult copepods/container would be a threshold density over which the weekly mosquito larval survivorship approached zero. The copepods were able to persist in all containers during approximately 100 days (in three of them until the end of the experiment: 155 days) without the resource represented by <i>A. aegypti</i> larvae. The predation and persistence observed suggest that <i>M. annulatus</i> is a potential control agent to be considered in biological control programs.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Martí, Gerardo Aníbal
Micieli, María Victoria
Scorsetti, Ana Clara
Liljesthröm, Gerardo Gustavo
author_facet Martí, Gerardo Aníbal
Micieli, María Victoria
Scorsetti, Ana Clara
Liljesthröm, Gerardo Gustavo
author_sort Martí, Gerardo Aníbal
title Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_short Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_full Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_fullStr Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_sort evaluation of <i>mesocyclops annulatus</i> (copepoda: cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>aedes aegypti</i> (diptera: culicidae) in argentina
publishDate 2004
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/37157
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