Journal article
Strain specific differences in intraspecific competition in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Journal of medical entomology, v 49(5), pp 988-992
01 Sep 2012
PMID: 23025178
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Abstract
Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide that is used for the control of adult mosquitoes and agricultural pests. Recent studies have shown that malathion affects competition among mosquitoes in the larval stage. Individuals from laboratory colonies are often used in experiments but it is not known whether there is a difference between laboratory and field strains in their response to competition and malathion. Intraspecific larval competition in the presence of malathion (0.11 mg/liter) was compared between laboratory and field strains of Aedes albopictus (Skuse), a native of Asia that has established in the United States. There was no difference in the responses of the two strains to the presence of malathion. The fitness (finite growth rate) of the field strain decreased at the highest larval density tested but there was no difference in fitness across densities for the laboratory strain. This finding suggests that laboratory rearing could reduce sensitivity to crowding.
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- Title
- Strain specific differences in intraspecific competition in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
- Creators
- Banugopan Kesavaraju - Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, 2020 N Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84120, USA. banu@slcmad.orgAli Afify - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyRandy Gaugler - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Publication Details
- Journal of medical entomology, v 49(5), pp 988-992
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000308924100004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84866401405
- Other Identifier
- 991021230001104721
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