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Laboratory Evaluation of the Bio-control Efficacy of Selected Copepods on Dengue Vectors of Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Udayanga, N.W.B.A.L.
dc.contributor.author Ranathunge, R.M.T.
dc.contributor.author Iqbal, M.C.M.
dc.contributor.author Abeyewickreme, W.
dc.contributor.author Hapugoda, M.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-01T06:31:58Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-01T06:31:58Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation Udayanga, N.W.B.A.L., Ranathunge, R.M.T.B., Iqbal,M.C.M., Abeyewickreme,W. and Hapugoda, M.(2018). Laboratory Evaluation of the Bio-control Efficacy of Selected Copepods on Dengue Vectors of Sri Lanka. 19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p37 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/19213
dc.description.abstract Among variety of alternatives for management of dengue vectors, biological control remains as a promising approach, due to its high efficacy, sustainability and low impacts on human and ecosystem health. Copepods are considered asa leading predator of mosquito larvae including Aedes vectors. However, the predatory potential of different copepods on bio-control of dengue vectors has been less studied in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the current study aimed to evaluate the predatory success of five locally abundant copepods on both AedesaegyptiandAe. albopictus. Copepod collections were made from water bodies and rock pools located in the Kandy and Gampaha districts by using a plankton net. After morphological identification, single gravid copepods of different species were used to establish copepod cultures under standard laboratory conditions. Five adult copepods of each species were transferred into containers and groups of 200 first instar Ae. Aegypti larvae were introduced in to each container, separately. The number of surviving larvae in each container was recorded at 3 hour intervals up to 24 hours. Five replicates were conducted for each copepod species. Same experimental design was followed for Ae. albopictus. General Linear Modelling technique (GLM) followed by Tukey’s pair-wise comparison was used to make statistical inferences on the significance of average larvalconsumption rates by studied copepod species. SPSS (version 23) was used for the statistical analysis. Five species of copepods, namely Cyclops languides, C. varicans, C. vernalis, Mesocyclopleuckarti and M. scrassus were considered during the study. Average predation rates of 34.9±1.80 and 33.5±1.06 for Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus, respectively, were indicated by M. leuckartias the highest predation rates. Meanwhile, M. scrassus showed the second highest predation rates for both Aedes vectors. On the other hand, the lowest predatory efficacy was shown by C. languides with 10.6+1.60 and 8.4+1.10 for Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus, respectively. The average consumption rates of different copepod species varied significantly (p<0.05 at 5% level of significance). The type of Aedes species had a significant influence on the predatory efficacy of studied copepods (p< 0.05) under laboratory conditions. In conclusion, M. leuckartiand M. scrassus that reported the highest predation efficacies on both Aedes larvae could be suggested as potential bio-control agents for dengue vector management approaches in Sri Lanka after semi field and field settings. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher 19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Dengue en_US
dc.subject Aedes en_US
dc.subject Copepods en_US
dc.subject Biological Control en_US
dc.title Laboratory Evaluation of the Bio-control Efficacy of Selected Copepods on Dengue Vectors of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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