Abstract
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.
Highlights
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) cause more human suffering more than any other organism
How to cite this paper: Alshammari, A.M., Alshammari, A.S., Abdelmageed, A.A., Mangoud, A.A., Al Anazi, N.A. and AlZahrani, F.S. (2015) Effectiveness of Copepod, Acanthocyclops vernalis on Dengue Fever Victor, Aedes aegypti under Laboratory Conditions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Since 2011, Alshammari and Abdelmageed [17] recorded and establishing the presence of predacious copepods Acanthocyclops vernalis (Fischer, 1853) in Hail city, Saudi Arabia and they concluded that this organism can be applied as predator for A. aegypti to control dengue disease which is widespread in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and its neighboring areas
Summary
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) cause more human suffering more than any other organism. (2015) Effectiveness of Copepod, Acanthocyclops vernalis on Dengue Fever Victor, Aedes aegypti under Laboratory Conditions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes is a global problem and several surveys have shown that such resistance is wide spread and increasing [5] [9]. These problems coupled with the high cost of chemical pesticides have stimulated the search for biologically based alternatives. Since 2011, Alshammari and Abdelmageed [17] recorded and establishing the presence of predacious copepods Acanthocyclops vernalis (Fischer, 1853) in Hail city, Saudi Arabia and they concluded that this organism can be applied as predator for A. aegypti to control dengue disease which is widespread in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and its neighboring areas. Laboratory trials were condicted to evaluate the efficacy of the predaceous cyclopoid A. vernalis on controlling A. aegypti mosquitoes
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