Laboratory Evaluation of Acanthocyclops vernalis and Diacyclops bicuspidatus thomasi (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) as Predators of Aedes canadensis and Ae. stimulans (Diptera: Culicidae)
Andreadis T, Gere M. Laboratory Evaluation of Acanthocyclops vernalis and Diacyclops bicuspidatus thomasi (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) as Predators of Aedes canadensis and Ae. stimulans (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1992, 29: 974-979. PMID: 1460638, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/29.6.974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcanthocyclops vernalisLarval mosquito populationsFood sourcesVernal pool habitatAedes canadensisAlternative food sourcesDiacyclops bicuspidatus thomasiPredatory effectivenessLarval preyA. vernalisCopepod speciesEarly instarsAlternate foodFirst instarVernalisPredatory behaviorMosquito populationsThomasiLaboratory bioassaysCanadensisInstarsHabitatsPredatorsMajor rolePrey