Study of mosquito control using larvivorous fih Danio rerio Hamilton and Oreochromis mossambicus Peters
Journal Title: Journal of Coastal Life Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the larval consumption rate of Danio rerio (D. rerio) and Oreochromis mossambicus (O. mossambicus) for the control of filarial vector mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus (Cx. quinquefasciatus). Methods: The fishes D. rerio and O. mossambicus were tested by feeding assay against Cx. quinquefasciatus for 24 h. Results: After 24 h of feeding assay the fishes D. rerio and O. mossambicus exhibited potential reduction rate of Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae. Conclusions: The present research work demonstrates that the D. rerio and O. mossambicus can be used for integrated mosquito management, which is simple and safe to non target organisms.
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- EP ID EP240014
- DOI 10.12980/jclm.4.2016j5-87
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