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Mosquito Larvivorous Potentiality of Oreochromis niloticus (Perciformes:Cichlidae) and Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Cypriniformes:Cobitidae) in Density Dependent and Time Dependent Laboratory Bioassay


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1 Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Zoology, Bankura Sammilani College, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
     

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Present study was carried out to evaluate the mosquito larvivorous potentiality of two larvivorous fishes (Oreochromis niloticus and Lepidocephalichthys guntea) in laboratory condition against the larval form of Culex quinquefasciatus. Results of the density dependent bioassay study indicated that the predation rate of the O. niloticus was higher than L. Guntea all prey densities. The predation rate at light-on phase was higher than light-off phase in both the fish species and the consumption rate was higher in presence of river water than in tap water.

Keywords

Biological Control, Consumption Rate, Light-On and Light-Off Phase, Culex quinquefasciatus.
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  • Mosquito Larvivorous Potentiality of Oreochromis niloticus (Perciformes:Cichlidae) and Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Cypriniformes:Cobitidae) in Density Dependent and Time Dependent Laboratory Bioassay

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Authors

Anupam Ghosh
Department of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, West Bengal, India
Rajendra Prasad Mondal
Department of Zoology, Bankura Sammilani College, West Bengal, India
Goutam Chandra
Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Present study was carried out to evaluate the mosquito larvivorous potentiality of two larvivorous fishes (Oreochromis niloticus and Lepidocephalichthys guntea) in laboratory condition against the larval form of Culex quinquefasciatus. Results of the density dependent bioassay study indicated that the predation rate of the O. niloticus was higher than L. Guntea all prey densities. The predation rate at light-on phase was higher than light-off phase in both the fish species and the consumption rate was higher in presence of river water than in tap water.

Keywords


Biological Control, Consumption Rate, Light-On and Light-Off Phase, Culex quinquefasciatus.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24906/isc%2F2017%2Fv31%2Fi5%2F164084