Predatory efficacy of culex (Lutzia) fuscanus on mosquito vectors of human diseases in Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Surendran, S.N.
dc.contributor.author	Jude, P.J
dc.contributor.author	Thavaranjit, A.C
dc.contributor.author	Eswaramohan, T
dc.contributor.author	Vinobaba, M
dc.contributor.author	Ramasamy, R
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-26T08:53:53Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-26T08:53:53Z
dc.date.issued	2013-06
dc.identifier.issn	8756971X
dc.identifier.uri	http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/8158
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	The American Mosquito Control Association, Inc.	en_US
dc.subject	Culex (Lutzia) fuscanus	en_US
dc.subject	larvae	en_US
dc.subject	predatory efficacy	en_US
dc.subject	prey	en_US
dc.subject	Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.title	Predatory efficacy of culex (Lutzia) fuscanus on mosquito vectors of human diseases in Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US