Native Argentinean cyclopoids (Crustacea: Copepoda) as predators of Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes

Tranchida, María C.; Micieli, María Victoria; Maciá, Arnaldo; García, Juan José

dc.creator	Tranchida, María C.
dc.creator	Micieli, María Victoria
dc.creator	Maciá, Arnaldo
dc.creator	García, Juan José
dc.date	2008-06-13
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-03T15:27:32Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-03T15:27:32Z
dc.identifier	http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5446
dc.identifier	10.15517/rbt.v57i4.5446
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10669/26170
dc.description	Copepods from La Plata, Argentina were investigated to characterize the local community of larvivorous copepods inhabiting mosquito breeding sites and to identify new predator species of the mosquitoes which occur in artificial containers, Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens. Diversity of larvivorous cyclopoids was highest in permanent pools. Predation by sex and age, selectivity on mosquito species, and daily predation rate during five days were studied for Acanthocyclops robustus, Diacyclops uruguayensis, Macrocyclops albidus and Mesocyclops longisetus. Female copepods presented the highest predatory capacity. No predatory preference for mosquito species was found. According to overall predation potential, copepods were ranked as follows: D. uruguayensis < A. robustus < M. albidus < M. longisetus. Copepod tolerance to desiccation and capacity to survive in water from artificial containers were also evaluated. D. uruguayensis and A. robustus survived under dry conditions, but D. uruguayensis showed lower survival in water from cemetery flower vases. M. albidus did not survive under dry conditions and did not tolerate water extracted from artificial containers. M. longisetus survival was not severely reduced after desiccation or breeding in water from flower vases. The Neotropical cyclopoids D. uruguayensis and A. robustus can be considered good candidates and merit further research as biological control agents for mosquitoes.	en
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica	en
dc.rights	Copyright (c) 2014 International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation	en
dc.source	Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 57 (4) December 2009	en
dc.source	Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 57 (4) December 2009	es-ES
dc.source	2215-2075
dc.source	0034-7744
dc.source	10.15517/rbt.v57i4
dc.title	Native Argentinean cyclopoids (Crustacea: Copepoda) as predators of Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes	en
dc.title	Native Argentinean cyclopoids (Crustacea: Copepoda) as predators of Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes	es-ES
dc.type	artículo original
dc.coverage	CRC	en

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