Efficiency of brazilian native ornamental fishes as mosquito larvae predators
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https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2017.93.98Keywords:
Aedes aegypti, angelfish, jewel tetra, larvivorous fish, mosquito controlAbstract
Fish are an alternative in mosquito biological control. Some species are proven to be effective in many countries, but are Brazilian native. Brazilian species may be larvivorous, but this lacks information. Therefore, the widely used exotic species, Poecilia reticulata and Betta splendens, were compared with the Brazilian species, Hyphessobrycon eques and Pterophyllum scalare, for their efficiency as Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae feeders. Fifty mosquito larvae were offered to the fishes (n = 20) and after five minutes the remaining larvae were counted. Betta splendens ingested the largest larvae amount, but when this value was divided by fish weights, P. reticulata was the species with the highest intake per gram. Brazilian native species did not differ from B. splendens in the ingestion per weight rate. Thus, it is concluded that the most efficient larvivorous fish was P. reticulata, but the Brazilian species showed a larvivorous potential, with fewer impacts on biodiversity.
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BRADDOCK, J.C.; BRADDOCK, Z.I. 1955 Aggressive behavior among females of the Siamese Fighting fish, Betta splendens. Physiological Zoology, 28(2): 152-172.
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KUMAR, R.; HWANG, J.-S. 2006 Larvicidal efficiency of aquatic predators: A perspective for mosquito biocontrol. Zoological Studies, 45(4): 447-466.
LARDEUX, F.; SECHAN, Y.; LONCKE, S.; DEPARIS, X.; CHEFFORT, J.; FAARUIA, M. 2002 Integrated Control of Peridomestic Larval Habitats of Aedes and Culex Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Atoll Villages of French Polynesia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 39(3): 493-498.
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introduced Gambusia in mosquito suppression when water temperature is below 25°C. Hydrobiologia, 766(1): 357-364.
LIMA, J.W. de O.; CAVALCANTI, L.P. de G.; PONTES, R.J.S.; HEUKELBACH, J. 2010 Survival of Betta splendens fish (Regan, 1910) in domestic water containers and its effectiveness in controlling Aedes aegypti larvae (Linnaeus, 1762) in Northeast Brazil. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 15(12): 1525-1532.
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MESSINA, J.P.; BRADY, O.J.; PIGOTT, D.M.; GOLDING, N.; KRAEMER, M.U.G.; SCOTT, T.W.; WINT, G.R.W.; SMITH, D.L.; HAY, S.I. 2015 The many projected futures of dengue. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 13(4): 230-239.
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NAM, V.S.; YEN, N.T.; HOLYNSKA, M.; REID, J.W.; KAY, B.H. 2000 National progress in dengue vector control in Vietnam: survey for Mesocyclops (Copepoda), Micronecta (Corixidae), and fish as biological control agents. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 62(1): 5-10.
NDEFFO-MBAH, M.L.; DURHAM, D.P.; SKRIP, L.A.; NSOESIE, E.O.; BROWNSTEIN, J.S.; FISH, D.; GALVANI, A.P. 2016 Evaluating the effectiveness of localized control strategies to curtail chikungunya. Scientific Reports, 6(23997): 1-9.
PEREIRA, B.B.; CAIXETA, E.S.; FREITAS, P.C.; SANTOS, V.S.V.; LIMONGI, J.E.; DE CAMPOS JíÅ¡NIOR, E.O.; CAMPOS, C.F.; SOUTO, H.N.;
RODRIGUES, T.S.; MORELLI, S. 2016 Toxicological assessment of spinosad: Implications for integrated control of Aedes aegypti using larvicides and larvivorous fish. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 79(12): 477-481.
RAO, J.C.S.; RAO, K.G.; RAJU, C.S.; SIMHACHALAM, G. 2015 Larvicidal efficacy of four indigenous ornamental fish species of lake kolleru, India. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 7(1): 164-172.
RUSSELL, B.M.; WANG, J.; WILLIAMS, Y.; HEARNDEN, M.N.; KAY, B.H. 2001 Laboratory evaluation of two native fishes from tropical North Queensland as biological control agents of subterranean Aedes aegypti. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 17(2): 124-126.
SARWAR, M. 2015 Control of Dengue Carrier Aedes Mosquitoes (Diptera : Culicidae) larvae by larvivorous fishes and putting it into practice within water bodies. International Journal of Preventive Medicine Research, 1(4): 232-237.
SEGHERS, B. H. 1974 Schooling Behavior in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata): an evolutionary response to predation. Evolution, 28(3): 486-489.
SENG, C.M.; SETHA, T.; NEALON, J.; SOCHEAT, D.; CHANTHA, N.; NATHAN, M.B. 2008 Community-based use of the larvivorous fish Poecilia reticulata to control the dengue vector Aedes aegypti in domestic water storage containers in rural Cambodia. Journal of Vector Ecology, 33(1): 139í 144.
SHAHI, M.; KAMRANI, E.; SALEHI, M.; HABIBI, R.; HANAFI-BOJD, A.A. 2015 Native larvivorous fish in an endemic malarious area of Southern Iran, a biological alternative factor for chemical larvicides in malaria control program. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 44(11): 1544-1549.
VAN DEN BERG, H.; ZAIM, M.; YADAV, R.S.; SOARES, A.; AMENESHEWA, B.; MNZAVA, A.; HII, J.; DASH, A.P.; EJOV, M. 2012 Global trends in the use of insecticides to control vector-borne diseases. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(4): 577-582.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2003 Use of fish for mosquito control. Arab Mass Media, Cairo. 77p.
WU, N.; WANG, S.; HAN, G.; XU, R.; TANG, G.; QIAN, C. 1987 Control of Aedes aegypti larvae in household water containers by Chinese cat fish. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 65(4): 503-506.
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