ON SOME FREE LIVING CYCLOPOID COPEPODS FROM INDIA

Compatibility of cyclopoid copepods with mosquito insecticides.

Larvivorous copepods (Macrocyclops, Mesocyclops and Acanthocyclops) were tested for their sensitivities to commonly used mosquito larvicides and adulticides. The cyclopoids were not harmed by Bacillus thuringiensis (H-14) (B.t.i.) or larviciding oil. Control of mosquito larvae in field trials was accelerated by applying B.t.i. at the same time cyclopoids were introduced to a breeding site. Amon...

Groundwater cyclopoid copepods of peninsular India, with description of eight new species.

To date, only three stygobiotic cyclopoid species are known from India: Haplocyclops (Kiefercyclops) fiersi Karanovic & Ranga Reddy, 2005 and Rybocyclops dussarti Ranga Reddy & Defaye, 2008, from bores, and Allocyclopina inopinata Defaye & Ranga Reddy, 2008, from brackish conditions of a hyporheic habitat. Analysis of numerous groundwater samples collected during 2008-2013 from the hyporheic an...

Short communication:First report of cyclopoid copepods (oithonidae) from north-eastern Arabian Sea, Karachi, Pakistan

Short communication:First report of cyclopoid copepods (oithonidae) from north-eastern Arabian Sea, Karachi, Pakistan

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Evaluation of cyclopoid copepods for Aedes albopictus control in tires.

Six species of cyclopoid copepods in New Orleans were tested for biological control of Aedes albopictus larvae in discarded tires. Six to 8 weeks after introduction, Diacyclops navus, Acanthocyclops vernalis, Mesocyclops ruttneri and Mesocyclops edax reduced the number of Ae. albopictus larvae by 83, 90, 95 and 96%, respectively. Macrocyclops albidus and Mesocyclops longisetus were the most eff...