Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina

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Martí, Gerardo Aníbal; Micieli, María Victoria; Scorsetti, Ana Clara; Liljesthröm, Gerardo Gustavo
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2004
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We evaluated the potential of Mesocyclops annulatus as a control agent of Aedes aegypti in La Plata city (Argentina). Mosquito larval survivorship due to predation by these copepods was estimated at weekly intervals during the oviposition period of A. aegypti. Mean weekly A. aegypti larval survivorship in cylindrical plastic containers (12 cm height and 11 cm diameter) with copepods was significantly lower than in control containers. Furthermore, weekly larval survival was negatively correlated with M. annulatus adult density, and approximately 23 adult copepods/container would be a threshold density over which the weekly mosquito larval survivorship approached zero. The copepods were able to persist in all containers during approximately 100 days (in three of them until the end of the experiment: 155 days) without the resource represented by A. aegypti larvae. The predation and persistence observed suggest that M. annulatus is a potential control agent to be considered in biological control programs.
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Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Aedes
biological pest control
copepod
disease carrier
larva
physiology
predation
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spelling Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in ArgentinaMartí, Gerardo AníbalMicieli, María VictoriaScorsetti, Ana ClaraLiljesthröm, Gerardo GustavoCiencias NaturalesArgentinaAedesbiological pest controlcopepoddisease carrierlarvaphysiologypredationWe evaluated the potential of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> in La Plata city (Argentina). Mosquito larval survivorship due to predation by these copepods was estimated at weekly intervals during the oviposition period of <i>A. aegypti</i>. Mean weekly <i>A. aegypti</i> larval survivorship in cylindrical plastic containers (12 cm height and 11 cm diameter) with copepods was significantly lower than in control containers. Furthermore, weekly larval survival was negatively correlated with <i>M. annulatus</i> adult density, and approximately 23 adult copepods/container would be a threshold density over which the weekly mosquito larval survivorship approached zero. The copepods were able to persist in all containers during approximately 100 days (in three of them until the end of the experiment: 155 days) without the resource represented by <i>A. aegypti</i> larvae. The predation and persistence observed suggest that <i>M. annulatus</i> is a potential control agent to be considered in biological control programs.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo2004-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf535-540http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/37157enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0074-0276info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-10-22T16:38:41Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/37157Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-10-22 16:38:41.799SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
spellingShingle Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
Martí, Gerardo Aníbal
Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Aedes
biological pest control
copepod
disease carrier
larva
physiology
predation
title_short Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_full Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_fullStr Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
title_sort Evaluation of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martí, Gerardo Aníbal
Micieli, María Victoria
Scorsetti, Ana Clara
Liljesthröm, Gerardo Gustavo
author Martí, Gerardo Aníbal
author_facet Martí, Gerardo Aníbal
Micieli, María Victoria
Scorsetti, Ana Clara
Liljesthröm, Gerardo Gustavo
author_role author
author2 Micieli, María Victoria
Scorsetti, Ana Clara
Liljesthröm, Gerardo Gustavo
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Aedes
biological pest control
copepod
disease carrier
larva
physiology
predation
topic Ciencias Naturales
Argentina
Aedes
biological pest control
copepod
disease carrier
larva
physiology
predation
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We evaluated the potential of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> in La Plata city (Argentina). Mosquito larval survivorship due to predation by these copepods was estimated at weekly intervals during the oviposition period of <i>A. aegypti</i>. Mean weekly <i>A. aegypti</i> larval survivorship in cylindrical plastic containers (12 cm height and 11 cm diameter) with copepods was significantly lower than in control containers. Furthermore, weekly larval survival was negatively correlated with <i>M. annulatus</i> adult density, and approximately 23 adult copepods/container would be a threshold density over which the weekly mosquito larval survivorship approached zero. The copepods were able to persist in all containers during approximately 100 days (in three of them until the end of the experiment: 155 days) without the resource represented by <i>A. aegypti</i> larvae. The predation and persistence observed suggest that <i>M. annulatus</i> is a potential control agent to be considered in biological control programs.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
description We evaluated the potential of <i>Mesocyclops annulatus</i> as a control agent of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> in La Plata city (Argentina). Mosquito larval survivorship due to predation by these copepods was estimated at weekly intervals during the oviposition period of <i>A. aegypti</i>. Mean weekly <i>A. aegypti</i> larval survivorship in cylindrical plastic containers (12 cm height and 11 cm diameter) with copepods was significantly lower than in control containers. Furthermore, weekly larval survival was negatively correlated with <i>M. annulatus</i> adult density, and approximately 23 adult copepods/container would be a threshold density over which the weekly mosquito larval survivorship approached zero. The copepods were able to persist in all containers during approximately 100 days (in three of them until the end of the experiment: 155 days) without the resource represented by <i>A. aegypti</i> larvae. The predation and persistence observed suggest that <i>M. annulatus</i> is a potential control agent to be considered in biological control programs.
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