Effect of water quality in mosquito breeding sites on the pathogenicity and infectivity of zoo- spores from the fungus Leptolegnia chapmanii (Straminipila: Peronosporomycetes)
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2009 |
| Descripción: | The fungus Leptolegnia chapmanii is highly pathogenic to mosquito larvae in Argentina. We studied if physical and chemical charac- teristics of the water from mosquito breeding sites affect pathogenicity, and the infectivity of zoospores of L. chapmanii. Water samples were taken from pools filled by rains, urban ditches with domestic waste water, pools filled by overflow from Río de la Plata, and flower vases from the Cemetery of La Plata city. Sub-samples of water were analyzed for physical and chemical characteristics, while other sub-samples were used for laboratory bioassays. Containers with 150 ml of water samples, 25 Aedes aegypti larvae, and 2.8 x 105 zoospores of L. chapmanii, were incubated under controlled environment, and larval mortality was recorded after 48 h. There were highly significant differences among mortalities in water from cemetery vases (70.2%), rain pools water (99.5%), and pools with water from Rio de la Plata (95%). There were no significant differences among larval mortalities in water from ditches, rain pools and Río de la Plata pools. Leptolegnia chapmanii was successful as a biological control agent in all kinds of tested water qualities, producing high larval mortality. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/11328 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/11328 |
| Palabra clave: | leptolegnia chapmanii aedes aegypti larvae water physical chemical characteristics larvae mortality biological control larvas características físico-químicas del agua mortalidad larval control biológico |