Effectiveness of Copepod, <i>Acanthocyclops vernalis</i> on Dengue Fever Victor, <i>Aedes aegypti</i> under Laboratory Conditions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — Oak Academic Publishing
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Effectiveness of Copepod, <i>Acanthocyclops vernalis</i> on Dengue Fever Victor, <i>Aedes aegypti</i> under Laboratory Conditions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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Plant Protection Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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Health Prevention and Management and Environment of Disease Vectors, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
4 Plant Protection Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
5 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
6 Health Prevention and Management and Environment of Disease Vectors, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
A. aegypti , the primary carrier for dengue viruses that cause dengue fever and are widespread over large areas of the tropics and subtropics. The copepod, Acanthocyclops vernalis was collected from a pond located in Hail, a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia. A. aegypti colonies established from Laboratory of Public Health Pests, Jeddah Municipality , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In the laboratory, the predatory capacity of copepod predator A. vernalis tested on first and second instars of Aedes aegypti . A single adult female of A . vernalis was tested against 50 larvae of A. aegypti in case the presence and absence of an alternative food . Several doses of A . vernalis (10, 15, 20 and 25 adults) against 100 larvae of mosquito were tested also in case the presence and absence of an alternative food under laboratory conditions.
KeywordsCopepods<i>Acanthocyclops vernalis</i>Dengue Fever<i>Aedes aegypti</i>Biological Control
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