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Insect Predators of Univoltine Mosquitoes in Woodland Pools of the Pre-Cambrian Shield in Ontario

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

H. G. James
H. G. James
Affiliation:
Research Institute, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Belleville, Ontario
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Abstract

Mosquito larvae tagged with radioactive P32 were released in woodland pools to identify their predators. Fourteen of 38 species of aquatic insects collected had ingested tagged Aedes. The leading predators were Dytiscidae and one species each of Gyrinus, Gerris, Callicorixa, and Asynarchus. Records are new for Asynarchus sp., Callicorixa audeni Hung., Dytiscus sp., Gerris buenoi Kirk., and Ilybius discedens Shp. The mosquito predator fauna at Cordova Mines and that of previously studied pools at Chatterton, Ontario, are compared.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 98 , Issue 5 , May 1966 , pp. 550 - 555
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1966

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