Indirect effects of the fairy shrimp, Branchipus schaefferi and two ostracod species on Bacillus thuringiensis var Israelensis-induced mortality in mosquito larvae

Autor:	Joel Margalit, Leon Blaustein
Rok vydání:	1991
Předmět:	animal structures biology fungi Biological pest control Zoology Aedes aegypti biology.organism_classification Crustacean Bacillales Shrimp Anostraca Bacillus thuringiensis parasitic diseases Botany Invertebrate
Zdroj:	Studies on Large Branchiopod Biology and Aquaculture ISBN: 9789401054881
DOI:	10.1007/978-94-011-3366-1_9
Popis:	Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis (BTI), when ingested by mosquito larvae, is highly toxic to them. Many other aquatic invertebrates feed on bacteria but, in general, BTI is not toxic to them. We tested in the laboratory the hypothesis that certain crustaceans indirectly benefit mosquito larvae by reducing mortality caused by BTI. We presumed the mechanism to be ingestion of the bacteria by the crustaceans resulting in a lower concentration available to the mosquito larvae.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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