A laboratory and field evaluation of Macrocyclops distinctus, Megacyclops viridis and Mesocyclops pehpeiensis as control agents of the dengue vector Aedes albopictus in a peridomestic area in Nagasaki, Japan

The use of the cyclopoid copepods Macrocyclops distinctus (Richard)Megacyclops viridis (Jurine) and Mesocyclops pehpeiensis Hu (Cyclopoida: Cyclo-pidae) as biological control agents against the dengue vector Aedes albopictus(Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) was evaluated. In the laboratory their predator...

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Main Authors: Dieng, Hamady, Boots, M., Tuno, N., Tsuda, Y., Takagi, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Entomological Society 2002
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