Studies on the feeding behaviour of larvae of the predaceous mosquito culex (LUTZIA) tigripes grandpre and chamoy (üIPTERA: CULICIDAE)

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dc.contributor.authorAppawu, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorDadzie, S.K.
dc.contributor.authorQuartey, S.Q.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-22T11:30:13Z
dc.date.available2019-02-22T11:30:13Z
dc.date.issued2000-12
dc.description.abstractExperiments were carried out to determine the factors that influence the feeding behaviour of Cnkx tigripes, a mosquito whose larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae. The results indicated that the efficiency of predatory activities of Cx tigripes larvae increased as they developed from 1st to 4th instar with regard to the number of mosquito prey larvae they consumed in a given period of time. Fourth instars of Cx tigripes are the most voracious of all the stages and are better adapted for catching and consuming all stages of mosquito larvae. The mean number of mosquito larvae consumed in 24 hours increased with increasing prey density. When offered a mixture of different prey species and larval stages, Cx tigripes larvae consistently selected 4th instars of mosquitoes over pupae and preferred Acdes negypti larvae to the larvae of Cx qiiinquefasciatns and Anopheles gambiae. Prey size, density and mobility were also found to influence prey selection by Cx tigripes. ©2000ICIPE.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1017/S1742758400015599
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28212
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInsect Science and its Applicationen_US
dc.subjectAedes aegyptien_US
dc.subjectAnopheles gambiaeen_US
dc.subjectBiological controlen_US
dc.subjectCulex quinqitefasciatusen_US
dc.subjectCulex tigripesen_US
dc.subjectFeeding behaviouren_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectMosquitoen_US
dc.titleStudies on the feeding behaviour of larvae of the predaceous mosquito culex (LUTZIA) tigripes grandpre and chamoy (üIPTERA: CULICIDAE)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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