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Comparative Effect of Parasitism of Ciliated Protists Associated with Selected Vector Mosquito Larvae in Selected Rice Field Habitats in Ganewatte, Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Wijesinghe, S.
dc.contributor.author Amarasinghe, L.D.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-11T07:41:19Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-11T07:41:19Z
dc.date.issued 2021-09
dc.identifier.citation Wijesinghe, S., Amarasinghe, L.D.(2021), Comparative Effect of Parasitism of Ciliated Protists Associated with Selected Vector Mosquito Larvae in Selected Rice Field Habitats in Ganewatte, Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka,Proceedings of The 41st Annual Sessions of Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka. p.23 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/23287
dc.description.abstract Mosquito breeding sites provide habitats for diversifying naturally occurring microbiota and favour different types of interactions including parasitism. This study was carried out to determine the natural occurrence of ciliated protist parasites associated with selected vector mosquito species inhabiting rice fields in Ganewattha area in Kurunegala district in Sri Lanka and to compare their parasitic effects on the selected vector mosquito larvae. Mosquito samples were collected from five rice field sites during the period from June to December 2020. The samples were observed for epibionts/parasitic infections under the microscope. Moribund or dead mosquito larvae in each sample collection were observed for internal parasitic infections. A comparative study was carried out to determine the lethal effect of ciliated organisms on Culex tritaeniorhynchus (n=50) and Culex gelidus larvae (n=50) in replicated trials (R=3). The minimum number of V. microstoma that cause a lethal effect on Cx. tritaeniorhynchus third instar larvae (n=100) was determined by a bioassay with ten replicates and two controls per each replicate. A total of 1650 third instar mosquito larvae of Culex tritaeniorhynchus (62.8%) and Culex gelidus (37.2%) were collected in this study. Ciliated protists namely Vorticella microstoma, Zoothamnium spp. and Chilodonella spp. associated with both species of mosquito larvae were identified. Results revealed that V. microstoma has the potential of infection to cause 71.33 (±5.23) mean percentage mortality of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus larvae. A minimum of 1000 V. microstoma is required to kill a third instar larva of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus at 69.60 (±2.40) hours of exposure. Culex gelidus larvae showed only 41.33 (±3.43) mean percentage mortality. This study concludes that V. microstoma is the most successful ciliated parasite as a killing agent of Culex tritaeniorhynchus vector mosquito larvae. Their abundance and effectiveness may contribute to develop them as an effective biocontrolling agent in the future. en_US
dc.publisher Institute of Biology Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Culex, Ciliated parasites, Vorticella, Zoothamnium, Chilodonella en_US
dc.title Comparative Effect of Parasitism of Ciliated Protists Associated with Selected Vector Mosquito Larvae in Selected Rice Field Habitats in Ganewatte, Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka en_US


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