Mosquito-killing water molds isolated from soil samples collected in Taiwan

Autor:	Chi-Min Chen, Bau-Yuan Hu, Chuen-Hsu Fu, Huann-Ju Hsieh
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine Larva animal structures Aedes albopictus Soil test biology Zoospore fungi Biological pest control food and beverages Soil Science Aedes aegypti biology.organism_classification parasitic diseases Botany Soil water Pythium Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Pedobiologia. 49:585-589
ISSN:	0031-4056
DOI:	10.1016/j.pedobi.2005.06.010
Popis:	Summary Mosquito-killing water molds were isolated from soils collected from various parts in Taiwan. The first-instar larvae of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus were used as baits. A total of 453 soil samples were collected from Taipei, Ilan, Hualien, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Tainan, Nantou, Chiayi, Yunlin and Pintung. Four mosquito-killing Pythium spp. and one Saprolegnia sp. were isolated from the soil samples. Using zoospores of the Pythium spp. as inoculum to infect the first-instar larvae, scanning electron micrographs showed that most zoospores attached in the anal gill and a few attached between head and thorax. Thus, Pythium spp. is a potential biocontrol agent against first-instar larvae of A. aegypti and A. albopictus .
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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