Miscel·lània Zoològica. Volume 19.1 (1996) Pages: 33-37

Effectiveness of Romanomermis culicivorax (Nematoda, Mermithidae) in Anopheles pseudopunctipennis and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera, Culicidae) in Mexico

Santamarina Mijares, A., Ruíz Michael, G., Rodríguez Esperanza, A., Bustamante Hernández, A., Pérez Pacheco, R.

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Abstract

Field tests were conducted with Romanomermis culicivorax Ross & Smith, 1978 as control of mosquito larvae in three natural sites located in Oaxaca State, Mexico. lnfective nematodes were disseminated at 1000/m2. Both species of mosquito larvae were infected but populations of anopheline mosquitoes were more susceptible than culicine.

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Biological control, Romanomermis culicivorax, Anopheles pseudopunctipennis, Culex quinquefasciatus

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Santamarina Mijares, A., Ruíz Michael, G., Rodríguez Esperanza, A., Bustamante Hernández, A., Pérez Pacheco, R., 1996. Effectiveness of Romanomermis culicivorax (Nematoda, Mermithidae) in Anopheles pseudopunctipennis and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera, Culicidae) in Mexico. Miscel·lània Zoològica, 19: 33-37

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