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THE EFFECTS OF LAGENIDIUM GIGANTEUM ON AEDES ALBOPICTUS AND OTHER MOSQUITOES IN GUIZHOU, CHINA
Author(s) -
Su Xiaoqing
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1744-7917
pISSN - 1672-9609
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1994.tb00254.x
Subject(s) - aedes albopictus , biology , larva , culex , host (biology) , china , southern china , pathogen , aedes , ecology , aedes aegypti , microbiology and biotechnology , political science , law
The mosquito fungal pathogen, Lagenidium giganteum , was used to kill mosquito larvae of Guizhou. China, in the laboratory. The infection rates in Aeds albopictus ranged 25–89%, while those in Culex quingue fasciatus 90–100%. Five additional species and one genus of mosquitoes were added to the host list of L. giganteum .