Journal of Biological Control

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Laboratory Evaluation of the Water Fern, Azolla pinnata for Mosquito Control


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1 Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Madurai, India
 

Preliminary laboratory evaluation of Azolla pinnata for control of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Anopheles culicifacies Giles was carried out. In both the species, complete coverage of the water surface with the fern drastically reduced oviposition and adult emergence, but not larval survival. Egg hatchability was partially affected only in A. culicifacies.

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Azolla pinnata, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles culicifacies, Suppression.
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R. Rajendran
Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Madurai, India
R. Reuben
Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Madurai, India

Abstract


Preliminary laboratory evaluation of Azolla pinnata for control of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Anopheles culicifacies Giles was carried out. In both the species, complete coverage of the water surface with the fern drastically reduced oviposition and adult emergence, but not larval survival. Egg hatchability was partially affected only in A. culicifacies.

Keywords


Azolla pinnata, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles culicifacies, Suppression.