| biological control of container-breeding mosquitoes, aedes albopictus and culex quinquefasciatus, in a japanese island by release of toxorhynchites splendens adults. | to control container-breeding mosquitoes in the small island of minnajima (0.56 km2), northern okinawa, japan, laboratory-reared adults (aged 7-10 days) of toxorhynchites splendens (palawan strain), a mosquito with predatory larvae, were released repeatedly during 1984, 1986 and 1987. thirteen species of mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) occurred in artificial containers, ground pools or crab-holes on the island, the predominant species being aedes (stegomyia) albopictus and culex (culex) quinquef ... | 1992 | 1358271 |
| urbanization and its effects on the ecology of mosquitoes in macau, southeast asia. | recent urbanization in macau has resulted in the precipitous decline to zero in populations of several anopheline vectors of malaria while providing optimal habitat for the population increase in culicines. of 18 species of mosquitoes reported in macau in recent years, 15 species are included here. culex quinquefasciatus, culex sitiens, and aedes albopictus were the most abundant species. notes are provided for anopheles sinensis, armigeres magnus, armigeres subalbatus, culex foliatus, culex fus ... | 1994 | 7707061 |
| [occurrence of culex modestus inatomii kamimura et wada in rongcheng city, shandong province]. | a mosquito survey was made at rongcheng city, shandong province in august, 1991. altogether 4 genera and 8 species of mosquitoes were collected in this survey, namely aedes dorsalis (meigen), anopheles sinensis wiedemann, an. yatsushiroensis miyazaki, culex fuscanus wiedemann, cx. modestus inatomii kamimura et wada, cx. pipiens pallens coquillett, cx. tritaeniorhynchus giles and mansonia uniformis (theobald). among them cx. modestus inatomii and an. yatsushiroensis were found to be the first rec ... | 1993 | 8403280 |
| isolation of japanese encephalitis virus from mosquitoes collected in northern taiwan between 1995 and 1996. | mosquito collections were carried out from may to october in 1995 and 1996 at yingko and sanhsia of taipei county and chunan of miaoli county. a grand total of 13,576 mosquitoes consisting of 13 species in 407 pools were processed and inoculated into aedes albopictus clone c6/36 cell cultures. one hundred thirty seven pools of these showed the presence of viral antigens in the infected c6/36 cell lysates which were identified by the indirect fluorescent antibody test using a monoclonal antibody ... | 1999 | 11561572 |
| prey and feeding behavior of larval culex (lutzia) fuscanus (diptera: culicidae) in shantou, guangdong province, china. | six taxa of prey were identified from the gut contents of 973 culex (lutzia) fuscanus wiedemann (diptera: culicidae) larvae collected from 19 sites in shantou, guangdong province, china, from may to october 2004. chironomidae were found in the guts of 78.6% of cx. fuscanus larvae but mosquito larval remains in only 2.5%. the junction between prey head and thorax was the most frequent attack site in field (125/169 = 73.9%) and laboratory (187/260 = 71.9%) observations. | 2006 | 16892640 |
| ecology of invasive mosquitoes: effects on resident species and on human health. | investigations of biological invasions focus on patterns and processes that are related to introduction, establishment, spread and impacts of introduced species. this review focuses on the ecological interactions operating during invasions by the most prominent group of insect vectors of disease, mosquitoes. first, we review characteristics of non-native mosquito species that have established viable populations, and those invasive species that have spread widely and had major impacts, testing wh ... | 2005 | 17637849 |
| detection of avian plasmodium spp. dna sequences from mosquitoes captured in minami daito island of japan. | several species of birds in minami daito island, an oceanic island located in the far south from the main islands of japan, were found to be infected with avian plasmodium. however, no vector species of the avian malaria in this island have been revealed yet. to speculate potential vectors, we collected mosquitoes there and investigated using a pcr procedure whether the mosquitoes harbor avian malaria or not. totally 1,264 mosquitoes including 9 species were collected during march 2006 to februa ... | 2008 | 19057139 |
| a recent survey of mosquito fauna in guangdong province,southern china, with a review of past records [corrected]. | the southern province of guangdong has long been subject to endemic mosquito-borne diseases. in recent years, this region of china has experienced rapid, extensive economic development involving environmental change, making much of the scant knowledge of its mosquito fauna obsolete. this paper reviews previous mosquito surveys, some of which may be too old to be of relevance to present-day conditions, and presents the results of a recent survey of adult and immature mosquitoes. the main vectors ... | 2008 | 19120964 |
| ecological study of avian malaria vectors on the island of minami-daito, japan. | the seasonal prevalence and spatial distribution of mosquitoes were examined as part of an avian malaria study on the oceanic island of minami-daito island, japan. because dry ice was not available in this study, yeast-generated co2 was used to attract biting mosquitoes. adult mosquitoes were collected biweekly using battery-operated traps enhanced with yeast-generated co2 and a gravid trap from march 2006 to february 2007. the co2-baited traps were distributed in 4 different habitats: sugar can ... | 2009 | 19852217 |
| mapping of mosquito breeding sites in malaria endemic areas in pos lenjang, kuala lipis, pahang, malaysia. | abstract: | 2011 | 22166101 |
| nationwide distribution of culex mosquitoes and associated habitat characteristics at residential areas in malaysia. | a standardized larval dipping method was used to determine the infestation rates of culex and other species of mosquitoes in stagnant water at 20 residential areas. this study also examined the associations between culex distribution and various habitat characteristics across all states in malaysia. identification of 7,848 specimens yielded 6 species dominated by culex quinquefasciatus (82.74%), followed by cx. vishui (14.39%), cx. gelidus (2.70%), lutzia fuscanus (0.11%), armigeres subalbatus ( ... | 2012 | 23833895 |
| scoping review of the zika virus literature. | the global primary literature on zika virus (zikv) (n = 233 studies and reports, up to march 1, 2016) has been compiled using a scoping review methodology to systematically identify and characterise the literature underpinning this broad topic using methods that are documented, updateable and reproducible. our results indicate that more than half the primary literature on zikv has been published since 2011. the articles mainly covered three topic categories: epidemiology of zikv (surveillance an ... | 2016 | 27244249 |
| salinity-tolerant larvae of mosquito vectors in the tropical coast of jaffna, sri lanka and the effect of salinity on the toxicity of bacillus thuringiensis to aedes aegypti larvae. | dengue, chikungunya, malaria, filariasis and japanese encephalitis are common mosquito-borne diseases endemic to sri lanka. aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus, the major vectors of dengue, were recently shown to undergo pre-imaginal development in brackish water bodies in the island. a limited survey of selected coastal localities of the jaffna district in northern sri lanka was carried out to identify mosquito species undergoing pre-imaginal development in brackish and saline waters. the effect ... | 2012 | 23174003 |
| aedes hensilli as a potential vector of chikungunya and zika viruses. | an epidemic of zika virus (zikv) illness that occurred in july 2007 on yap island in the federated states of micronesia prompted entomological studies to identify both the primary vector(s) involved in transmission and the ecological parameters contributing to the outbreak. larval and pupal surveys were performed to identify the major containers serving as oviposition habitat for the likely vector(s). adult mosquitoes were also collected by backpack aspiration, light trap, and gravid traps at se ... | 2014 | 25299181 |
| effects of co-habitation between anopheles gambiae s.s. and culex quinquefasciatus aquatic stages on life history traits. | the effective measures for the control of malaria and filariasis vectors can be achieved by targeting immature stages of anopheline and culicine mosquitoes in productive habitat. to design this strategy, the mechanisms (like biotic interactions with conspecifc and heterospecific larvae) regulating mosquito aquatic stages survivorship, development time and the size of emerging adults should be understood. this study explored the effect of co-habitation between an. gambiae s.s. and cx. quinquefasc ... | 2012 | 22321562 |
| predatory efficacy of culex (lutzia) fuscanus on mosquito vectors of human diseases in sri lanka. | larvae of culex (lutzia) fuscanus were collected from ovitraps in a natural breeding site. collected larvae were used to establish a self-mating colony, and larval progeny were then used to determine their predatory efficacy on larvae of 3 vector mosquito species, aedes aegypti, anopheles subpictus, and cx. tritaeniorhynchus. statistical analysis revealed that cx. fuscanus showed greater feeding efficacy for ae. aegypti than for cx. tritaeniorhynchus and an. subpictus. the natural predatory role ... | 2013 | 23923332 |
| abundance and distribution of immature mosquitoes in urban rivers proximate to their larval habitats. | whether ecological restoration of polluted urban rivers would provide suitable breeding habitats for some mosquitoes was not clear yet. it was therefore important to determine how altered river conditions influence mosquito ecology. monthly data on water quality and larval density were obtained to determine the effects of river systems on the distribution and abundance of immature mosquitoes in two coastal cities in eastern china. in total, 5 species within two genera of mosquitoes were collecte ... | 2016 | 27515809 |
| rdna phylogeny of intrapredatorus barri (microsporida: amblyosporidae) parasitic to culex fuscanus wiedemann (diptera: culicidae). | intrapredatorus barri, a microsporidian parasite of the predator mosquito culex fuscanus wiedemann has been shown to be heterosporous. in many features this species has been reported to be similar to amblyospora trinus, another microsporidian parasite of a different predator mosquito which was thus proposed for reassignation to the genus intrapredatorus. in this report small subunit rdna has been sequenced from i. barri and phylogenetic analysis of 42 microsporidia sequences has been performed. ... | 2001 | 11444614 |
| a microsporidium of the predacious mosquito culex fuscanus wiedemann (diptera: culicidae) from southern taiwan | copyright | 1998 | 9500945 |
| seasonal appearance and size of egg rafts of culex halifaxii and culex fuscanus in okinawajima, the ryukyu archipelago, japan. | the seasonal chronology of eggs of culex halifaxii, cx. fuscanus and their cohabitant cx. quinquefasciatus were observed from march 1984 to early may 1985 in okinawa prefecture, japan. in okinawajima, egg rafts of cx. halifaxii and cx. quinquefasciatus were found throughout the year. the greatest peak in eggs of cx. halifaxii were observed in early june. the egg rafts of cx. fuscanus were first collected on june 15, with the greatest peak of oviposition in early november. the egg raft of cx. fus ... | 1987 | 3504926 |
| laboratory studies on the predacious efficacy of culex (lutzia) fuscanus larvae against other mosquito larvae. | | 1984 | 6152588 |
| culex (lutzia) fuscanus (diptera: culicidae)--a predator mosquito. | | 1982 | 7169239 |
| a note on laboratory colonization of culex (lutzia) fuscanus wiedemann, 1820 (diptera : culicidae). | | 1982 | 7085031 |
| bionomics of culex (lutzia) fuscanus. | | 1966 | 5296559 |
| prevalence of disease vectors in lakshadweep islands during post-monsoon season. | : increase of vector-borne diseases (vbds) in india has posed a question on the situation in lakshadweep islands, where vbds are reported from time-to-time. the present investigation was aimed to assess the faunastic situation of the prevailing vectors along with their breeding sites in different islands of the lakshadweep. | 2019 | 30618444 |
| the complete mt genomes of lutzia halifaxia, lt. fuscanus and culex pallidothorax (diptera: culicidae) and comparative analysis of 16 culex and lutzia mt genome sequences. | despite the medical importance of the genus culex, the mitochondrial genome (mt genome) characteristics of culex spp. are not well understood. the phylogeny of the genus and particularly the generic status of the genus lutzia and the subgenus culiciomyia remain unclear. | 2019 | 31349856 |
| morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of lutzia (diptera: culicidae: culicini) from thailand. | we found a species of lutziatheobald (1903) (diptera: culicidae) in chiang mai province and other provinces in northern thailand which bears morphological and dna sequence differences from the three species of lutzia, subgenus metalutzia tanaka, previously recorded from thailand, namely lt. fuscana (wiedemann), lt. halifaxii (theobald) and lt. vorax edwards. the adults of the chiang mai form (cm form) have abdominal banding patterns similar to those of lt. vorax from japan (which includes the ty ... | 2019 | 30593818 |