A meta-analysis reveals that dragonflies and damselflies can provide effective biological control of mosquitoes

• Main Authors: Priyadarshana, Tharaka S., Slade, Eleanor M.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Aquatic Predators; Ecosystem Services
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169934
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Dragonfly/damselfly naiads have the potential to control mosquitoes, and indirectly the diseases they carry, due to their extensive predation on mosquito larvae. Experimental studies have measured the effectiveness of individual dragonfly/damselfly naiads in controlling mosquitoes by introducing the...