MOSQUITO LARVAE CONSUMPTION RATE OF A CYPRINUS CARPIO L. UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS FOR BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL

Londhe Sheetal D.; Dr. T.V.Sathe

Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

MOSQUITO LARVAE CONSUMPTION RATE OF A CYPRINUS CARPIO L. UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS FOR BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL

Londhe Sheetal D. , Dr. T. V. Sathe

Abstract :

Mosquitoes are vectors of dreaded diseases such as Malaria, Filaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and JE. Control of mosquitoes is control of mosquito born diseases. Pesticides lead serious problems like pollution, health hazards, pest resistance, pest resurgence etc. Hence, in the present paper attempts have been made to assess a fish Cyprinus carpio L. with respect to mosquito larvae consumption rate for adopting biocontrol technique. On an average 127 larvae have been consumed by the fish at its age, 120 days.