Philippine species of Mesocyclops (Crustacea: Copepoda) as a biological control of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus)

• Main Authors: Reyes, Cecilia P., Cruz, Estrella I., Bautista, Soledad L.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2004
• Subjects: Copepoda—Varieties—Philippines; Biological pest control agents; Vector control—Biological control; Aedes aegypti—Biological control; Aedes albopictus—Biological control; Entomology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8779
• Institution: De La Salle University

The predatory capacity of two local populations of Mesocyclops aspericornis (Daday) and Mesocyclops ogunnus species were evaluated, for the first time in the Philippines, as a biological control agent for Aedes aegypti (L) mosquitoes. Under laboratory conditions, Mesocyclops attacked the mosquito fi...