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1 June 2013 Predatory Efficacy of Culex (Lutzia) Fuscanus on Mosquito Vectors of Human Diseases in Sri Lanka
Sinnathamby N. Surendran, Pavilupillai J. Jude, Arulanantham Christie Thavaranjit, Thampoe Eswaramohan, Muthuludchumy Vinobaba, Ranjan Ramasamy
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Abstract

Larvae of Culex (Lutzia) fuscanus were collected from ovitraps in a natural breeding site. Collected larvae were used to establish a self-mating colony, and larval progeny were then used to determine their predatory efficacy on larvae of 3 vector mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, Anopheles subpictus, and Cx. tritaeniorhynchus. Statistical analysis revealed that Cx. fuscanus showed greater feeding efficacy for Ae. aegypti than for Cx. tritaeniorhynchus and An. subpictus. The natural predatory role of this species can potentially be exploited for biological control of mosquito vectors in Sri Lanka.

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Sinnathamby N. Surendran, Pavilupillai J. Jude, Arulanantham Christie Thavaranjit, Thampoe Eswaramohan, Muthuludchumy Vinobaba, and Ranjan Ramasamy "Predatory Efficacy of Culex (Lutzia) Fuscanus on Mosquito Vectors of Human Diseases in Sri Lanka," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 29(2), 168-170, (1 June 2013). https://doi.org/10.2987/12-6321R.1
Published: 1 June 2013
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KEYWORDS
Culex (Lutzia) fuscanus
larvae
predatory efficacy
prey
Sri Lanka
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