1992
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
1988
Comparative susceptibility of the copepod Acanthocyclops vernalis to a microsporidian parasite, Amblyospora connecticus, from the mosquito Aedes cantator
Andreadis T. Comparative susceptibility of the copepod Acanthocyclops vernalis to a microsporidian parasite, Amblyospora connecticus, from the mosquito Aedes cantator. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1988, 52: 73-77. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(88)90104-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA. vernalisAcanthocyclops vernalisMicrosporidian parasiteFemale copepodsAedes cantatorAmblyospora connecticusDevelopmental stagesHost developmental stageLaboratory transmission testsEgg sacsField populationsComparative susceptibilityParasite developmentGravid femalesNauplius stageVernalisLateral oviductsAdult malesNormal egg productionAdult femalesCopepodsEgg productionDifferential susceptibilityOvarian infectionParasites