MASS REARING AND EGG RELEASE OF BUENOA SCIMITRA BARE AS BIOCONTROL OF LARVAL CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS

V. A. RODRÍGUEZ-CASTRO; H. QUIROZ-MARTINEZ; C. SOLIS-ROJAS; L. O. TEJADA

doi:10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[123:MRAERO]2.0.CO;2

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V. A. RODRÍGUEZ-CASTRO,¹ H. QUIROZ-MARTINEZ,¹ C. SOLIS-ROJAS,¹ L. O. TEJADA²

¹Laboratorio de Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Apartado Postal 105-F, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo León, CP 66450 México
²Departamento Agronomía e Ingeniería Agrícola, División de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey, Sucursal J de Correos, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, CP 64850, México

Abstract

Backswimmers have been recognized as the most promising predators of mosquito larvae. The aim of this investigation was to study mass rearing and egg release of Buenoa scimitra for the biological control of Culex quinquefasciatus Say. Among the most important results were that production of backswimmer eggs occurred for 263 days, and also that eggs were released in artificial containers with production of new individuals until the adult stage was obtained. In addition, a statistically significant reduction in mosquito larval density was observed on some sampling dates.

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V. A. RODRÍGUEZ-CASTRO, H. QUIROZ-MARTINEZ, C. SOLIS-ROJAS, and L. O. TEJADA "MASS REARING AND EGG RELEASE OF BUENOA SCIMITRA BARE AS BIOCONTROL OF LARVAL CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22(1), 123-125, (1 March 2006). https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[123:MRAERO]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 March 2006