The impact of the exotic fish Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard) on some natural predators of immature mosquitoes.
| Title: | The impact of the exotic fish Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard) on some natural predators of immature mosquitoes. |
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| Authors: | el Safi SH; Haridi AA; el Rabaa FM |
| Source: | The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [J Trop Med Hyg] 1985 Apr; Vol. 88 (2), pp. 175-8. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Published by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine by Blackwell Scientific Publications [etc.] Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0406044 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0022-5304 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00225304 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Trop Med Hyg Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Oxford [etc.] Published by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine by Blackwell Scientific Publications [etc.] |
| MeSH Terms: | Anopheles*; Fishes/*physiology ; Insecta/*physiology ; Mosquito Control/*methods; Agriculture ; Animals ; Ecology ; Feeding Behavior ; Population Density ; Predatory Behavior ; Sudan ; Water |
| Abstract: | The effects of Gambusia affinis on some suspected predators of mosquitoes were studied for a period of 12 months. A list of such predators was given. The most abundant invertebrate predators were Odonata, followed by Hemiptera and Ephemeroptera and the least common were Coleoptera. The population density of mosquito predators, with exception of Notonectidae and the fish Oreochromis niloticus, was markedly reduced in the presence of G. affinis. Application of aerial pesticides reduced the population of both G. affinis and O. niloticus fish. However it had no effect on the numbers of all invertebrate predators. |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 059QF0KO0R (Water) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 19850401 Date Completed: 19851022 Latest Revision: 20260127 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PMID: | 4032526 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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