| ecology of larval mosquitoes, with special reference to anopheles arabiensis (diptera: culcidae) in market-garden wells in urban dakar, senegal. | the urban area of dakar, senegal, contains > 5,000 market-garden wells that provide permanent sites for mosquito larvae, in particular anopheles arabiensis patton, the major vector of malaria. a study of the bioecology of mosquito larvae was conducted over 1 yr with a monthly visit to 48 of these wells. overall, 9,589 larvae were collected of which 80.1% were culicinae and 11.9% anophelinae. larvae from stages iii and iv (n = 853) were identified to 10 species. an. arabiensis represented 86% of ... | 1998 | 9835685 |
| parasitism of kenyan mosquito larvae (diptera: culicidae) by romanomermis culicivorax (nematoda: mermithidae). | the ability of romanomermis culicivorax to infect, develop, and emerge from kenyan mosquito hosts was evaluated in the laboratory. host species tested were aedes aegypti, ae. dentatus, ae. hirsutus, anopheles arabiensis, an. coustani, an. funestus, an. gambiae, an. pharoensis, culex duttoni, cu. ethiopicus, cu. poicilipes, cu. quinquefasciatus, cu. tigripes, cu. univittatus, coquillettidia metallica, mansonia africana, ma. uniformis, mimomyia splendens, mi. uniformis, toxorhyncites brevipalpis, ... | 1988 | 19290190 |