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ArticleScientific reports2023

Numerical analysis of predatory potentiality of Toxorhynchites splendens against larval Aedes albopictus in laboratory and semi-field conditions.

Rajesh Kumar Malla, Koushik Kumar Mandal, Sunanda Burman, Shubhaisi Das, Anupam Ghosh, Goutam Chandra

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rajesh Kumar MallaMosquito Microbiology and Nanotechnology Research Units, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, West Bengal, India.
Koushik Kumar MandalMosquito Microbiology and Nanotechnology Research Units, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, West Bengal, India.
Sunanda BurmanMosquito Microbiology and Nanotechnology Research Units, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, West Bengal, India.
Shubhaisi DasMosquito Microbiology and Nanotechnology Research Units, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, West Bengal, India.
Anupam GhoshDepartment of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura, 722101, West Bengal, India.
Goutam ChandraMosquito Microbiology and Nanotechnology Research Units, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, West Bengal, India. goutamchandra63@yahoo.co.in.
University of Burdwan · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Larvae of the elephant mosquitoes, Toxorhynchites spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) are predacious on larvae of other mosquito species and some small aquatic organisms; this predatory behavior can be applied in (mosquito) vector control. The present study examined the feeding behavior of Toxorhynchites splendens on Aedes albopictus in relation to search area [volume of water (X1)] and prey density (X2), prey instars, predatory preference and larvae's functional response on variable prey densities. Experiments were conducted to determine changes in the feeding activity of T. splendens with different search areas and showed that rate of prey consumption was inversely proportional to the search area as evidenced by a negative value of X1 in the regression equation and positively related to prey density. The non-linear polynomial logistic regression estimated a significant linear parameter (P

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AedesCulicidaeAnimalsLarvaMosquito VectorsPest Control, BiologicalPredatory Behavior

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