1994
Host Range Tests with Edhazardia aedis (Microsporida: Culicosporidae) against Northern Nearctic Mosquitoes
Andreadis T. Host Range Tests with Edhazardia aedis (Microsporida: Culicosporidae) against Northern Nearctic Mosquitoes. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1994, 64: 46-51. PMID: 7914904, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1994.1067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsCulicidaeFemaleLarvaMaleMicrosporidaPest Control, BiologicalSpecies SpecificityConceptsEdhazardia aedisE. aedisOvarian infectionOral ingestionNormal vegetative growthHost range testsFat body tissueBiological control agentsSuccessive host generationsNormal life cycleInfectionPredominant siteYellow fever mosquitoHost mosquitoesTransovarial transmissionMosquito hostDegree of infectionHost generationsSusceptible hostsMicrosporidian parasiteGastric caecaUninucleate sporesVegetative growthMuscle tissueControl agents
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
1989
Infection of a field population of Aedes cantator with a polymorphic microsporidium, Amblyospora connecticus via release of the intermediate copepod host, Acanthocyclops vernalis.
Andreadis T. Infection of a field population of Aedes cantator with a polymorphic microsporidium, Amblyospora connecticus via release of the intermediate copepod host, Acanthocyclops vernalis. Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1989, 5: 81-5. PMID: 2708994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsCrustaceaDemographyEukaryotaFemaleHost-Parasite InteractionsLarvaPest Control, Biological