The effect of Bacillus sphaericus upon the susceptibility of Anopheles quadrimaculatus to Plasmodium berghei.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1990

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

6

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

139-140

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Young MD.Undeen AH.Dame DA.Wing SR.

 

Abstract

Larvae of Anopheles quadrimaculatus were exposed to Bacillus sphaericus. The surviving adults took blood meals on hamsters infected with Plasmodium berghei. Fewer mosquitoes were infected than were the paired controls. The inhibitory action appeared to occur during the early stages of the infection in the mosquito gut.

Notes

Author(s) - Young MD.Undeen AH.Dame DA.Wing SR.