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Effects of the removal or reduction in density of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae s.l., on interacting predators and competitors in local ecosystems
- Source :
- Medical and Veterinary Entomology
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2018.
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Abstract
- New genetic control methods for mosquitoes may reduce vector species without direct effects on other species or the physical environment common with insecticides or drainage. Effects on predators and competitors could, however, be a concern as Anopheles gambiae s.l. is preyed upon in all life stages. We overview the literature and assess the strength of the ecological interactions identified. Most predators identified consume many other insect species and there is no evidence that any species preys exclusively on any anopheline mosquito. There is one predatory species with a specialisation on blood‐fed mosquitoes including An. gambiae s.l.. Evarcha culicivora is a jumping spider, known as the vampire spider, found around Lake Victoria. There is no evidence that these salticids require Anopheles mosquitoes and will readily consume blood‐fed Culex. Interspecific competition studies focus on other mosquitoes of larval habitats. Many of these take place in artificial cosms and give contrasting results to semi‐field studies. This may limit their extrapolation regarding the potential impact of reduced An. gambiae numbers. Previous mosquito control interventions are informative and identify competitive release and niche opportunism; so while the identity and relative abundance of the species present may change, the biomass available to predators may not.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Mosquito Control
Anopheles gambiae
Review Article
Predation
0302 clinical medicine
Evarcha culicivora
GENETIC-CONTROL
Review Articles
WESTERN KENYA
11 Medical and Health Sciences
media_common
biology
environmental impact assessment
Ecology
Anopheles
030108 mycology & parasitology
Mosquito control
predation
ecology
ARABIENSIS PATTON
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Food Chain
Culex
media_common.quotation_subject
030231 tropical medicine
malaria
environmental risk assessment
vector control
mosquito
Mosquito Vectors
Competition (biology)
TRIOPS-LONGICAUDATUS NOTOSTRACA
03 medical and health sciences
DIPTERA-CULICIDAE
TEMPORAL DYNAMICS
07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Tropical Medicine
parasitic diseases
Animals
Veterinary Sciences
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecosystem
Population Density
Science & Technology
General Veterinary
Competition
fungi
Interspecific competition
06 Biological Sciences
IMMATURE STAGES
biology.organism_classification
Insect Science
Parasitology
Entomology
BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL
TADPOLE SHRIMP
FEEDING-HABITS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13652915 and 0269283X
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical and Veterinary Entomology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....58f4c98a3d258d10da91c6ad90ccd017