Open AccessFirst record of the mosquito control potentiality of Stigmatogobius sadanundio (F. Hamilton, 1822) Gobiidae, Perciformes in laboratory condition
Author(s) -
Priti Ranjan Pahari,
Niladri Prasad Mishra,
Abhijit Sahoo,
Raja Bhattacharya,
Tanmay Bhattacharya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_55_19
Subject(s) - culex quinquefasciatus , predation , biology , larva , perciformes , gambusia , ichthyoplankton , culex , biological pest control , mosquito control , predator , pupa , ecology , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , aedes aegypti , malaria , immunology
In recent years, resurgence of mosquito-borne diseases has become a serious health problem in India. In the present study, Stigmatogobius sadanundio , a common indigenous fish, has been tested for its biocontrol potentiality for controlling Culex quinquefasciatus larvae. This small larvivorous fish can consume large number of Culex larvae even in the presence of alternate prey. This is the first report on the mosquito control ability of this fish.