Influence of container design on predation rate of potential biocontrol agent, Toxorhynchites splendens (Diptera: Culicidae) against dengue vector

Toxorhynchites splendens larvae are a natural predator of dengue vector mosquito larvae, Aedes albopictus. This study was carried out to evaluate the predation rate of Tx. splendens third instar larvae on Ae. albopictus larvae in 24 h. Each predator was offered prey at a density between 10 to 50 ind...

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Main Author: Lydia Iryani Binti Mohamed Khairul Banks
Other Authors: Mohamad, N.
Format: Journal
Published: Tropical Biomedicine, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2014
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Online Access:http://www.myjurnal.my/public/article-view.php?id=80203