Field trials of Tolypocladium cylindrosporum against larvae of Aedes polynesiensis breeding in crab holes in Fiji.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1986

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

2

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

292-295

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Gardner JM.Ram RC.Kumar S.Pillai JS.

 

Abstract

The New Zealand isolate of the entomopathogenic fungus Tolypocladium cylindrosporum was field-tested against larvae of the crab hole breeding mosquito Aedes polynesiensis. A reduction of approximately 87% was achieved in the larval populations of all crab holes treated with T. cylindrosporum by day 21 of spore application. However, the mosquito populations recovered to the pretreatment level within two months indicating that any residual activity of this pathogen was insignificant.

Notes

Author(s) - Gardner JM.Ram RC.Kumar S.Pillai JS.