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PubMed1989

Larvivorous fishes in controlling mosquito breeding from draw wells.

Culex quinquefasciatus have been found to breed in about 29 per cent of the wells in semi-urban area and 14 per cent of the wells in rural areas of Varanasi at one time or other. Majority of such wells are used-ones. Effectiveness of Poecillia reticulata, Esomus danrica and Trichogaster fasciatus in controlling well breeding is evaluated in the present study with successful results.

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PubMed1990

[Applications of bacterial pathogens to the mosquito control].

Both Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. isrealensis (Bti) and Bacillus sphaericus are common bacteria found in a variety of soil and aquatic habitats. Some strains of them can produce a protein crystal, called parasporal body (or crystal) beside the spore in the cell during sporulation, and it is toxic if eaten by mosquito larvae. As the parasporal bodies are ingested into a mosquito digestive tract, they will be digested and activated by certain enzymes in alkaline digestive juice. The activated toxins can destroy midgut epithelium and other tissues, and then the mosquitoes will be intoxicated and killed. There are some factors affecting efficiency of the toxins produced by these two mosquitocidal bacteria. First, the toxicity of the toxins will decrease as larval age and density increase. Second, difference in mosquito species will demonstrate a different tolerance to both toxins. However, larvae of Anopheles are more tolerant to Bti than those of Aedes and Culex; whereas larvae of Aedes are more tolerant to B. sphaericus than Culex and Anopheles. Environmental factors are as important as the mosquito hosts in influencing the efficiency of the toxins. For examples, raising temperature under suitable ranges may increase the toxicity of the toxins. The UV light of sunlight could inhibit activity of the toxins and therefore decrease their efficiency. Quality and depth of the water are also important environmental factors affecting toxicity of the toxins to the mosquito larvae. The precipitation of the crystal and organic materials absorbing the toxins decreases their toxicity to the mosquito larvae as well.

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PubMed1994

Composite fish culture for mosquito control in rice fields in southern India.

Composite culture of edible fishes (common carp, Cryprinus carpio; silver carp, Hypopthalmithys molitrix, grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella; catla, Catla catla; rohu, Labeo rohita; and mrigal, Cirrhinus mrigala) in rice fields in the Cauvery delta of Tamil Nadu, southern India, resulted in 81.0% reduction in the immature mosquito population of anophelines and 83.5% of culicines. Analysis of fish feces for mosquito larval head capsules showed that common carp and silver carp are effective larvivores. The selective feeding of common carp on culicines and silver carp on anophelines is correlated to their trophic niches. Net profit in the fish-cum-rice fields was 2.5 times greater than fields in which rice alone was cultured. Hence, rice-cum-fish culture can be recommended to the farming community in this area.

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PubMed1990

Efficacy of a juvenile hormone mimic, pyriproxyfen (S-31183), for mosquito control in dairy wastewater lagoons.

Pyriproxyfen (S-31183) was applied to dairy wastewater lagoons, during 1988, at 0.1 kg (AI)/ha in single and multiple applications which resulted in control of Culex spp. larvae for periods of 7 to 68 days. Length of the control period appeared to be related to water quality, with greater residual efficacy in more polluted sources. The AI apparently adsorbed onto organic debris where efficacy remained high in the lagoon even after water was pumped from the lagoon and replenished with untreated wastewater. Alternating treatments with control agents having a different mode of action is suggested to avoid selection of insecticide resistance.

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