Prevalence of parasitism and adult survival time of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae), parasitized by Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Nematoda: Mermithidae)
- Di Battista, Cristian M.
- Fischer, Sylvia Cristina
- Campos, Raul Ernesto
DOIAbstract
We described the carryover of Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Poinar and Camino) (Nematoda: Mermithidae) from mosquito larvae, the primary site of maturation, to adults. We analyzed the survival time of male and female Aedes albifasciatus (Macquart) (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by S. spiculatus, the time of emergence of nematodes from adult mosquitoes, and the state of parasitism in the same mosquito cohorts during the immature stages. Mosquito larvae with single and multiple parasitism (up to 11 parasites) were observed. The mortality of mosquito larvae and adults was produced in all cases where at least one mermithid emerged. The mortality of S. spiculatus showed an increasing trend in mosquito larvae with larger numbers of nematodes and ...
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