ELEPHANT MOSQUITO LARVAE IN THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

摘要

The larvae of elephant mosquitoes, belonging to species Toxorhynchites rutiles and to the family Culicidae, have been found effective for the biological control of larvae of the other mosquitoes. Elephant mosquito larvae are large, voracious feeder and feed on the larvae of other mosquitoes. In the laboratory, the larvae thrived well in a pH range of 5-6 and 4-5 mg/1 dissolved oxygen.