Efficacy of native cyclopoid copepods in biological vector control with regard to their predatory behavior against the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus
The control of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) is crucial owing to its high vector competence for more than 20 arboviruses - the most important being dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus. Aedes albopictus has an enormous adaptive potential, and its invasive spreading acr...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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01 October 2022
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Parasites & vectors
Year: 2022, Volume: 15, Pages: 1-13 |
| ISSN: | 1756-3305 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13071-022-05460-y |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05460-y
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| Author Notes: | Isabel Pauly, Oliver Jakoby and Norbert Becker |
| Summary: | The control of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) is crucial owing to its high vector competence for more than 20 arboviruses - the most important being dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus. Aedes albopictus has an enormous adaptive potential, and its invasive spreading across urban and suburban environments poses challenges for its control. Therefore, all suitable, cost-effective and eco-friendly control tools should be put into practice. In this context, cyclopoid copepods are already known as effective predators of mosquito larvae. This study reports an essential preliminary step towards the integration of copepods into the vector control strategy in Germany, in order to provide a sustainable tool in an integrated control strategy based on the elimination or sanitation of breeding sites, the use of formulations based on Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti.) and the sterile insect technique (SIT). |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 04.01.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1756-3305 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13071-022-05460-y |